Scientists have discovered what could be the smallest ever dinosaur from a skull trapped in amber.

New dinosaur species discovered in amber could be smallest ever

Boris Johnson said he wanted to send a message that Britain is open to the ‘most talented minds in the world’.

Scientists and mathematicians to be given fast-tracked entry to UK from February

Findings lay the groundwork for understanding how stress affects other tissues and organs in the body, the researchers say.

The research comparing cat owners, dog owners and those with no pets was carried out at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Analysis of the bones led scientists to conclude they belonged to a previously unknown member of our ‘Homo’ branch of the family tree.

Adult mosquitoes exposed to Skrillex's music "copulated far less often" and less frequently than those in an area with no music.

Scientists have captured new images of a rare horned frog thought to be extinct.

Researcher He Jiankui claims to have altered the DNA of the twins to try to make them resistant to infection with the Aids virus.

A huge complex of around 200 million termite mounds have been discovered to cover an area the size of Britain in a remote area of Brazil.

The rover will be the most sophisticated robot that the European Space Agency has ever sent to Mars.

The Japanese space agency has successfully landed two rovers on a large asteroid, and they have sent back images to Earth.

A UK archaeology lecturer was among the winners at the 28th annual awards.

The Mars Express space craft discovery greatly increases the chances of primitive life surviving on the Red Planet.

Two female belugas will travel 6,000 miles from China to their new home at the sanctuary in Iceland.

An international team has shown that it is likely the microwaves are coming from tiny crystals of carbon, otherwise known as nanodiamonds.