The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.

Whale hunts and sanctuaries could make this year's whaling meeting a hot one

RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.

Barn owls used to catch mice and rats in the fields of Jordan and Israel are breeding in specially set-up nesting boxes.

What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?

Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.

A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space.

The first privately operated delivery to the space station is set to open a new era in human spaceflight

Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts.

The warm March weather and the wettest April in more than a century have been playing havoc with some of the UK's wildlife.