A three-month long study to determine the puffin population on the Farne Islands in Northumberland gets under way.

Roboticist Will Jackson of Engineered Arts gives a tour of his robot factory in Cornwall, and talks about recent developments in the industry.

An Asian insect is destroying native species around the world by unleashing a lethal biological cocktail.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says he could not resist sharing his life in space on social media, in his first public appearance since landing.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been talking about his experiences on the International Space Station in his first public appearance since returning to Earth.

A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility.

Protesters take to the streets of Kunming in China for the second time this month over plans for a chemical plant.

Belated bluebell bloom

Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, scientists report.

The trend for barefoot running could lead to injuries in some runners, a small study suggests.

The planet-hunting space telescope, Kepler, has been hobbled by a broken reaction wheel, say scientists at Nasa.

For the first time scientists have developed a map that shows the world's unique and endangered species.

Mosquitoes carrying malaria are more attracted to human scent than non-malarial ones, research has suggested.

BBC correspondent tries out Google's smart glasses

Human cloning is used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine, say US scientists.

Researchers spot particles called neutrinos coming from outside our Solar System for the first time, a find that could spark a new era in astronomy.

Scientists say 1.5-billion-year-old water drilled from rock in a North American mine is the most ancient yet found on Earth.

French agriculture starts to feel effects of deteriorating economy

A black widow spider is found in Aberdeen in a shipment from America.

Europe's first advanced civilisation had a local origin and was not imported from outside the continent, according to a new study.