A telescope concept to find thousands of planets beyond our Solar System is selected as a mission of the European Space Agency to launch in 2024.

The European Commission is launching legal proceedings against the UK for failing to deal with ongoing air pollution.

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant leaked around 100 tonnes of highly radioactive water from a storage tank on Wednesday, plant operator Tepco says.

Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", Wellcome Trust medical researchers warn.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake is recorded under the Bristol Channel, the British Geological Survey confirms.

The UK has had wettest winter on record - 486.8mm of rain - beating previous 1995 record, Met Office says.

Scientists find neurons that prevent mice forming fearful memories in an area of the brain called the hippocampus.