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New research suggests that mosquitoes track down something to bite using a sequence of three cues: smell, then sight, and finally heat.

Polar bears are unable to adapt their behaviour to cope with the food losses associated with warmer summers in the Arctic.

The US and Russia are among five countries to sign a deal to prevent commercial fishing in the melting Arctic sea ice near the North Pole.

A genetically modified moth could help curb a major pest of vegetable crops around the world, research suggests.

A kestrel that flew into a car's grille is released by garage mechanics.

Scientists discover a winged dinosaur - an ancestor of the velociraptor - that they say was on the cusp of becoming a bird.

Designers at Cardiff University say they have built a low-cost, zero-carbon house - just the sort of home Chancellor George Osborne once described as impossible.

Evan Davis speaks to the principal investigator on Nasa's mission to Pluto, Dr Alan Stern.

The technology in electric cars has been around for a few years, but concerns about range and price prevented many people from taking them seriously, John Maguire took one for a spin.

Pluto has mountains made of ice that are as high as those in the Rockies, images from the New Horizons probe have revealed.

Pluto has mountains made of ice that are as high as those in the Rockies, images from the New Horizons probe have revealed.

Pluto has mountains as high as those in the Rockies, new images from the New Horizons probe show.

Stephen Hawking has congratulated the New Horizons team and NASA for their successful mission to the dwarf planet Pluto.

What have we learned about Pluto so far?

The Swiss team trying to fly a solar-powered plane around the world has abandoned its effort for this year because of the damage sustained by its batteries on the last leg of its global quest.

Fracking could potentially be done safely in the UK under "rigorous regulation", but it is too early to say whether it would be "a good idea", a report says.

Are Britain's footpaths in slow decay?

A great white shark has been rescued after it was stranded on shore.

Richard Westcott goes for a ride on Britain's newest high speed train, which will replace the InterCity 125.

A signal has been received from the New Horizons probe, which soared past Pluto on Tuesday.

A signal received from the New Horizons spacecraft shows that it survived its historic encounter with Pluto.

What does rosemary do to your brain?

Tension is mounting as scientists await confirmation that a flyby of Pluto by Nasa's New Horizons probe was a success.

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, approaching within 12,500km of the icy world.

The New Horizons probe has reached Pluto after a 10 year journey of three billion miles (4.8 billion km).

Climate change risks should be assessed in the same way as threats to national security according to a new report.

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have announced the discovery of a new particle called the pentaquark.

After a near-10-year-journey to the outer Solar System, Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft begins the most intense period of its encounter with Pluto.

Pluto has just been found to be ever so slightly bigger than we thought, having a diameter of 2,370km.

This week's flying visit to Pluto is a beginning, not an end.

Engineers say the New Horizons spacecraft is in great shape for its historic flyby of Pluto on Tuesday.

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to flyby Pluto on Tuesday and scientists are expecting it to send back the clearest ever images of the distant dwarf planet.

A network of ash detectors is to be installed across the United Kingdom to help prevent volcanic ash cloud shutting down European airspace.

Nasa's New Horizons probe returns a last look at Pluto's fascinating dark spots before they rotate out of view ahead of next week's historic flyby.

As Nasa's New Horizons probe gets ready to flyby Pluto on Tuesday, the Royal Observatory's Public Astronomer Dr Marek Kukula looks at one of the most divisive issues in modern science - Pluto's reclassification to a "dwarf planet".

The record-breaking Solar Impulse plane will be grounded in Hawaii for at least two weeks because of battery damage, making a complete round-the-world journey this year increasingly difficult.

For the first time an electric plane has successfully flown across the English Channel.

As the New Horizons probe heads towards its historic 14 July flyby of Pluto, its images are starting to reveal tantalising indications of the dwarf world's geology.

An Indian PSLV rocket launches from Sriharikota to put five UK satellites in orbit.

Scientists say that the giant panda's ability to survive on bamboo is down to its energy-saving lifestyle.

Experts are warning that sowing wildflower seeds in rural areas could be bad for native plant species.

Researchers warn bumblebees are under threat from climate change.

The natural habitats of bumblebees are shrinking because of higher temperatures in Europe and North America, threatening their survival, researchers say

The Large Hadron Collider and jazz pianist Al Blatter make an unlikely musical duet at the Montreux Jazz Festival

MPs could vote on changes to existing laws on fox hunting in England and Wales as early as next week.

A weakness has been discovered in a French nuclear reactor of the type set to be built at Hinkley in Somerset.

IBM says it has overcome technical hurdles threatening to delay the manufacture of silicon chips with the smallest components so far.

The development is approved of a completely novel type of telecommunications satellite, which will be built in the UK.

The key questions about Nasa's Pluto flyby

Nasa's spacecraft New Horizons acquires another stunning view of Pluto as it bears down on the dwarf planet, ahead of its 14 July flyby.