Bacteria are now resistant to drugs of last resort meaning the world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", warn scientists.

A government-commissioned review says UK science funding should be determined by a single independent agency, and overseen perhaps by the chancellor himself.

US regulators have given the go-ahead to genetically modified salmon, making it the first GM animal destined for human consumption.

Using high-speed cameras, scientists glimpse songbirds doing a rapid-fire dance that is invisible to the naked eye.

The European Space Agency will build a satellite to map from orbit the glow of photosynthesis taking place on Earth.