The sting in a scorpion's tail has been traced back to a single defensive protein, according to scientists.

Scientists have built what they say is the first flying machine that can hover in a stable manner by flapping its wings.

Scientists have built what they say is the first flying machine that can hover in a stable manner by flapping its wings.

A study of 3,000 amateur athletes in Germany shows that the use of cognitive enhancement medicines is widespread in non-professional sport.

The US National Security Agency (NSA) used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet, it is reported.

Women who pump iron in the gym cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, findings reveal.

An icebreaker has left Antarctica for Australia, carrying passengers rescued from a Russian ship that became trapped in ice at Christmas.

The number of UK cattle herds with TB may have been overestimated due to a computer glitch, it has emerged.