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Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as 'scouts', in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy ...

Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction ...

Science editor Ian Sample sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week ...

Stargazers will be able to see potentially dozens of meteors an hour, with the peak on Sunday night ...

Space agency is investigating after Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend ...

As NHS and No 10 advice differs on wearing masks if you have flu symptoms, we look at best practice for prevention and protection ...

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed ...

A fin whale washed ashore in Anchorage and was left there for months. Then a self-described 'wacko' museum director made a plan ...

Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bn ...

Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment ...