Male zebra finches that failed to socialise with females during adolescence were less successful at courting, scientists say.

Captive-bred fish will do better when released into the wild if they are reared in an interesting environment, a study says.

A diabetes pill has anti-ageing effects and extends the life of mice, research suggests.

Plastic surgeons in the US say they have moved a step closer to being able to grow a complete human ear from a patient's cells.

A completely new and unusual antibiotic compound has been extracted from a marine microbe found in sediments off the coast of California.

Saturn's gravitational pull is responsible for the extraordinary hot geysers spewing water into space from the surface of the Enceladus moon.