The ancestors of today's dogs were domesticated in Central Asia, according to the most comprehensive genetic survey yet.

One of the richest food baskets in the world is in jeopardy because of sand mining, rising sea water levels and dam building, the BBC's Navin Singh Khadka reports

Nigel, Rhonda, Wendy and Steve are among the names chosen by the public to help identify future UK storms, the Met Office announces.

Japan acknowledges that a worker involved in clean-up work at Fukushima may have developed cancer as a result.

Questions surround a Russian military satellite that manoeuvred close to two US ones but experts say the risk of collision is tiny.

Scientists discover a layer of very well-organised fat molecules on the belly scales of snakes, which reduce friction and could be the key to safe slithering.

A drug-resistant malaria parasite that is spreading across South East Asia can also infect different mosquito species in Africa, laboratory experiments show.