The world's national parks and nature reserves receive eight billion tourist visits a year, generating around $600bn of spending, according to research.

A new generation of bionic limbs could be the result of research being led by scientists at Newcastle University.

A drone specialist in Portugal demonstrates a flight controlled by human brainwaves, and suggests a future of large-scale unmanned flying.

The "workhorse" satellite in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme is built and ready to go into orbit.

The European Union officially declares Isle of Man bees to be free of the deadly Varroa pest which has wiped out billions around the world.

Russia has now committed itself to operations on the International Space Station until 2024.

A machine inspired by the human brain has learned how to play 49 classic Atari video games - a step towards self-thinking robots, scientists say.