A tracking study shows that a small, nocturnal songbird crosses the Sahara in a single 40-60 hour flight during its spring and autumn migrations.

A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire town of Pickering from floods at Christmas, a report says.

In a world first, a quadriplegic man can once again move his own fingers after a chip was implanted in his brain.

Bed bugs might be developing thicker "skins" to help them survive exposure to common insecticides.