Over a third of honey bee colonies were lost over the winter, according to a survey by the British Beekeepers Association

A concept aircraft of the future has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh.

A capsule carrying three Chinese astronauts is reported to have docked with the Tiangong-1 space laboratory.

A report by oil giant BP highlights that the US saw the largest single year increase in oil production ever recorded in 2012.

A skin patch that can deliver vaccine effectively and cheaply has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference.

Human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be intellectual property, the US Supreme Court rules unanimously.

The genetic code of leprosy-causing bacteria from 1,000-year-old skeletons has been laid bare, showing the bug has hardly changed over the past millennium.