Two astronomers argue that ancient, dense clusters of stars at the fringe of the Milky Way are a good bet in the search for alien intelligence.

British researchers use diamonds to compress hydrogen very close to the conditions where it ought to start behaving like a metal.

A plan to pay farmers in England for allowing their land to be flooded, in a bid to protect towns downstream, is to be considered by the government.

Farmers in Cumbria have been hard hit by the floods, including one who watched his flock drown.

We may owe our ability to fight disease to our extinct relatives - the Neanderthals and Denisovans.