Panama shook in seconds, but the forces behind the powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake had been building for years.

An Iberian high will lift Norwich to 22°C before an intense Atlantic front brings 20.1mm and gales to Glasgow on Tuesday.

The team at Devon-based Fishtek Marine, along with the RSPB, developed a floating scarecrow called a Looming Eye Buoy (LEB).

A calmer Sunday brings a brief respite before unsettled weather returns, but how could Hurricane Isaias influence the UK's ...

LHS 1140 b, a super-Earth in the habitable zone, is losing helium. This discovery could help scientists study its atmosphere.

The researchers used a wind tunnel to observe nightjars flying at different speeds and measured the airflow behind the animals. The results showed that the bird’s broad wingtips, likely used for ...

Terracotta pots: which houseplants struggle with porous clay, why they lose moisture so quickly, and which alternatives are ...

Why Orangutan mothers go the extra mile to find playmates for their young, travelling from their own core area into others ...

A tiny predator that lived 165 million years ago could hold surprising clues to the evolution of mammals. Discover how this unusual Jurassic creature is changing what scientists know about our past. A ...

Tropical Storm Isaias could rapidly strengthen into a hurricane before bringing wind, storm surge and heavy rain to the Gulf ...

Larger than the domes of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London: it stands in a small spa town.

NASA has opened applications for volunteers. The goal isn't to study Mars, but to understand how the human body and mind ...