World governments are breaking promises to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, a report by the Overseas Development Institute says.

Six priority areas for Scottish wildcat conservation are identified following research commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage.

A study shows that human brainwaves can wirelessly activate light-sensitive genes implanted in mice.

The European Space Agency says all systems are currently “go” for Wednesday’s audacious attempt to land a small probe on a comet.

Google is to pay over £1bn to rent an airfield but little is known about what it plans to do there.

Parts of Canada and the US Midwest get their first blast of winter, sending temperatures plummeting by as much as 22C (40F) in days.