A "big cat", identified as a Canadian lynx, was on the loose in the English countryside at the turn of the last century, scientists say.

An author of a new book about a fictional attempt to reintroduce bears to Scotland says there is interest in bringing the animals back for real.

Memory recall and formation can be improved simply by clenching the fists for 90 seconds, a study suggests.

A piece of rib and a bone conduction implant are used in a pioneering operation to treat an Edinburgh man's hereditary deafness.

The first footage in 50 years has been taken of what lies inside the UK's first fast breeder nuclear reactor.

The voice of Alexander Graham Bell has been identified and heard for the first time in a recording from 1885.

A study of Google searches and US stock market data finds that rises in searches for financially relevant terms precede market slumps.

An engraved stonework memorial to DNA pioneer Francis Crick is unveiled at his former college at the University of Cambridge.