A British theorist is the first recipient of a new prize for mathematics.

A senior official describes the world's forests as "fundamental" to human well-being as the UN publishes its State of the World's Forests report.

A senior government adviser has described coalition plans to change the way the pilot badger culls are assessed as "an abuse" of the scientific method.

A prehistoric cave in southern France featuring 1,000 drawings dating back to 36,000 years ago, is inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage list.