Scientists have drawn inspiration from the bumpy shells of Namib desert beetles to improve the collection and transport of water droplets.

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest Muslim burials in France.

The seas around the UK and other parts of northern Europe take up about 24 million tonnes of carbon a year - the mass equivalent to two million double-decker buses.

Sperm have been made in the laboratory and used to father healthy baby mice in a move that could lead to infertility treatments.