Sir Richard Branson is going to use one of his old Virgin Atlantic 747-400 jumbos to act as a platform to launch rockets into orbit.

Cities around the world could use water from rivers and the sea to stay cool as the climate heats, city mayors have been told.

More than 90% of migratory birds are poorly protected on their marathon journeys around the world, according to research.

The British astronaut Tim Peake is going to run next April's London Marathon on a treadmill - in space.

A new fossil of a strange, extinct three-horned ruminant may be a relative of the modern giraffe.

The longstanding mystery as to why cells prefer the more "wasteful" process of fermentation has been solved and the solution provides a new perspective for cancer research, scientist say.