Ethical Man gets to grips with his own waste

The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects – and to re-train specialist teachers.

The MoD showcases its latest gadgets

Naturalists in Cambridgeshire say they are astounded by the large number of ancient trees emerging from the peat soil.

British doctors are debating whether it is ethical to start clinical trials to allow voice box transplantation.

The remnants of ancient forests that once covered Britain are being revealed in fields across the Fens, conservationists say.

US researchers attach magnets to crocodiles’ heads to confuse their sense of direction – making them less of a threat to humans.

1.5 million-year-old footprints found in Kenya indicate modern foot shape and walking style had already developed by that time.

The MoD has unveiled some new technology as part of its Defence Technology Plans which, it hopes, will keep soldiers safer.

Almost 90,000 food crop seeds from around the world arrive at a „doomsday vault” in the Arctic, as it marks its first anniversary.

Bulgaria struggles with disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Some of the oldest words in the English and other Indo-European languages have been identified, scientists believe.

A Douglas Fir in Argyll is named the UK’s tallest tree by a team of experts who climbed to the top.

A fossil fish discovered in Australia is one of the earliest known vertebrates to have reproduced sexually, Nature journal reports.