Australia names Dr Alan Finkel as its next chief scientist, an engineer and vocal advocate of nuclear power who set out a vision of a future with "no oil, gas or coal".

About 1,000 Bikini islanders are hoping to relocate to the United States as rising seas threaten their adopted home.

A case of anthrax in a cow is confirmed on a farm in Wiltshire, Public Health England confirms.

The UK's most popular dog breed can suffer from weight gain in middle age just like people, a canine health survey by Edinburgh scientists finds.

Engineers in Bristol develop a system that holds and moves small objects without touching them, using "holograms" built from sound waves.