A study of Neanderthal skulls suggests that they became extinct because they had larger eyes than our species.

Giant rhinoceros beetles' large and elaborate horns used for fighting have little effect on flight, a study has found.

The remains of a medieval knight found underneath a car park are to be moved to make way for a university building.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is awarded more than £700,000 to help create a permanent gallery for the Staffordshire Hoard.

Officials say the number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's Huangpu River has risen to nearly 6,000, amid online concern over water quality.

A study of shorebirds helps shed light on why some species reverse the roles of the sexes, with males carrying out the parental duties.

Defra issues statistics on the slaughter of cows with bovine tuberculosis, finding that more than 38,000 cows were killed in Britain in 2012.

The last session of the Cites conservation conference could see decisions on shark trade overturned, and sanctions on ivory trade watered down.