Solar Impulse, the solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world, takes off from India and heads to Myanmar.

The number of used wet wipes littering beaches in the UK has increased by 50% in the last year, a survey of 301 locations suggests.

The UK government’s claim that the country leads the world in cuts of carbon emissions is challenged by researchers at Leeds University.

Orangutans use their hands to alter their voices and make themselves sound bigger, say scientists.

Many of Europe's native wild bees are threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive assessment of risks.

Natural tunnels known as lava tubes could safely house permanent bases on the Moon, scientists have said.

Wild beavers found living on the River Otter in Devon are a species which was once native to the UK, tests confirm.

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists.