An international research cruise off Japan detects radioactivity in sampled seawater and marine organisms, but well within safe levels.

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

The chubby, land-bound kakapo is so uninterested – and hopeless – at mating that the native New Zealanders now number just 124.

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

Researchers at the University of Toronto found that telling buyers who come later to the offer how many have already signed up increases the number of purchasers.

If created, up to 30 passengers at a time would spend a week travelling a quarter of a way to the moon at speeds of 120mph.

The product, created by scientists at Harvard University, could either be peeled off or potentially eaten whole.

Four teams vie for the depths of the Mariana Trench

Experts say they have seen an increase in the number of Britain's most dangerous spider, the false widow. But should it worry us?

Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.