New research suggests that cutting down trees in the rainforest could limit the amount of electricity generated by hydropower.

A three-man International Space Station crew headed by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to Earth after five months in space.

Bacteria that live in the gut have been used to reverse obesity and Type-2 diabetes, animal studies show.

The Sun has unleashed the most powerful eruption - a solar flare - of 2013 so far.

An ancient Mayan temple in Belize has been destroyed by a road-building crew using bulldozers and backhoes to extract gravel for road filler.

A sharp rise in shale oil reserves is set to turn the US into a net exporter of oil, hitting demand for supplies from the Middle East, a report says.

Experts have come up with their most accurate estimate yet for the impact of melting ice sheets and glaciers on sea level.

Two major elements in Britain's space strategy dedicated to satellites and their applications are officially unveiled in Oxfordshire.