Babies learn language in the early months of life, and retain this knowledge, say scientists.

UK engineers finish the assembly of a wind-observing satellite that meteorologists expect to have a major impact on weather forecasts.

The payment to the UN Green Climate Fund was announced three days before Donald Trump takes office.

A technique designed to help parents affected by genetic disorders is used to tackle infertility.

The onboard atomic clocks that drive the satellite-navigation signals on Europe's Galileo network have been failing at an alarming rate.

Temperature data for 2016 shows it is likely to have edged ahead of 2015 as the world's warmest year.

A smartphone attachment that analyses DNA could help improve cancer and tuberculosis treatments.

Primates are facing an extinction crisis, according to researchers who have found that 60% of species are under threat.