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Innovations in medicine, crop science and nanotechnology are suffering due to an 'outdated' patent system, a report claims.

A global search begins for food crops carrying traits that are able to withstand future changes to the climate.

The populations of the world's common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment warns.

The first accurate carbon dating of Stonehenge reveals the monument was built in 2300 BC, 300 years later than thought.

Will the Big Bang machine get back on track?

The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva will be out of action for at least two months because of a technical fault.

The Swift space telescope witnesses the catastrophic explosion of a massive star some 12.8 billion light-years from Earth.

Three decades after it was conceived, the world's most powerful physics experiment is ready to be fired up.

Failure to curb climate change is violating the human rights of people in the poorest nations, says a UK-based aid charity.

A new 3D simulator will allow people to operate their own virtual submersibles and explore underwater archaeological sites.