A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.

Eco-towns earmarked for government cash

The Cassini probe returns yet more data to back up the idea of a sub-surface sea on Saturn’s moon Enceladus.

Scientists film the giant serpent-like oarfish in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time, as well as the rare manefish.

The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

After poor weather thwarted Sunday’s lift-off, the space shuttle Endeavour is fuelled for another launch attempt.

A group of fur seals have moved from the Galapagos Islands to the warming waters of northern Peru, experts say.

Can ‘well-behaved’ robots make the battlefield safer?

Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people’s bodies are ageing.

America ponders the options for a big rocket