New evidence strengthens the argument that maize played an important role in ancient Peruvian civilisation 5,000 years ago, a study suggests.

Plans for a total ban on the practice of discarding fish at sea are to go before Europe's fisheries ministers, with some fearing they will be diluted.

On the first day of a trial to determine who should pay for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP is accused of having put profits before safety.

Astronomers trace the origin of a meteor that injured about 1,000 people after breaking up over central Russia earlier this month.

An Australian physicist's successful proposal to his long-term girlfriend - in the form of a scientific paper - hits the internet.

A run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers.

"Vulcan" has won a public vote to name two recently discovered moons of Pluto.

A rare sighting of a snowy owl has been made in the Cairngorms, wildlife watchers say.