A senior figure on the UN's climate panel says he is more worried about our abilities to rein in global warming.

Scientists are 95% certain that humans are the "dominant cause" of global warming since the 1950s, a landmark report says.

Scientists pinpoint a key difference in ballet dancers' brains so they avoid feeling dizzy when they spin.

A leading British scientist describes the discovery of a 419-million-year-old fish fossil in China as a stunning and spectacular development.

Further allegations of chemical attacks in Syria are probed, days before the arrival of teams in charge of destroying the country's chemical arsenal.

The "quake island" that rose from the sea off Pakistan this week is pictured clearly in a new satellite image.