The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.

Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought

The dawning age of the agricultural automatons

Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.

The European brown bear’s love of electricity and telegraph poles is helping scientists gain new insights into its behaviour.

The UN secretary general asks the world’s leading science academies to review the UN’s climate science body.

EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky.

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.