Red squirrels at a National Trust reserve in Formby, Merseyside, have shown the first signs of resistance to the pox that has blighted the species, say scientists.

Barn owl nestlings recognise their siblings' calls, according to researchers.

Indonesian officials raise the alert status for the Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra to the highest level, as it rumbles on.

The US SpaceX company will make its play on Monday to grab a big slice of the market for launching the world's TV and telecoms satellites.

An account of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson wins the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for popular science books.

An account of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson wins the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for popular science books.

A Russian Progress freighter has launched to the International Space Station (ISS) carrying a pair of UK-built Earth observation cameras.