Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover deploys its rock drill again after months spent travelling across the surface of the planet.

Scientists behind a red squirrel monitoring project in County Fermanagh are surprised to find pine martens 'photo-bombing' their research.

A mother's diet can permanently alter the functioning of her child's genes, even before conception, say scientists.

Researchers in Munich use a "volcano in the lab" to investigate the spectacular lightning in eruption plumes.

Climbers tackling Everest receive a radiation dose five times more than the average annual exposure of a UK nuclear power worker, new research suggests.

Scientists tie together ice and marine records from 120,000 years ago to paint a picture of Earth's poles when they were warmer than today.

Resistance to antibiotics poses a "major global threat" to public health, according to a report by the World Health Organization.

The government backs plans for a UK spaceport and a huge expansion of the UK space industry