Scientists have discovered that a number of spider species catch and eat fish.

A new type of iris which uses chemicals instead of mechanical blades has been designed for smartphone cameras.

Scientists find a new route to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria by blocking the mechanism they use to build their exterior coating.

Condensation trails in the sky caused by aircraft could be eliminated by re-routing flight paths say scientists.

The top of a mountain in Chile will be blown up make way for the world's largest optical and infrared telescope.

The "danger zones" in Asia which are vulnerable to a deadly bird flu have been mapped by scientists.

The Rosetta spacecraft is now 165,000km from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and closing. Pictures of the 4km-wide ice ball will now get more and more detailed.