UK fruit growers could enjoy a much better harvest of apples and pears this year, following the dismal crop in 2012, experts believe.

Fifty five beaches in England meet tough new EU standards on water quality to achieve Blue Flag awards.

A "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.

Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal.

Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families.

A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats says the species could be extinct within two years.

Plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm off the Western Isles move forward after minister give full consent for the project.

The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets of for the second leg of a bid to cross the US.