Category: Science

Rare orchids found growing on wasteland at an old coal mine in Scotland appear to…

China is to build a third research station in Antarctica, weeks after Chile and the…

Gordon Brown commits the UK to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60% before 2050 to…

Laser technology may be able to combat viruses and infections such as HIV and MRSA…

One gene influences whether breastfeeding improves a child’s intelligence, say UK researchers.

It is time to take radical action to curb rising population and consumption levels, or…

A US jury awards $3.3m to workers who say they were left sterile by a…

China’s first lunar module has begun orbiting the Moon, a month after a Japan probe…

The Discovery shuttle undocks from the International Space Station (ISS) to start its journey home…

An exhibition shining new light on a series of Victoroan microscope images goes on display.