After 66 years beneath Antarctic ice, the remains of British meteorologist Dennis Bell have been recovered, as retreating glaciers reveal a frozen chapter of history.

Burmese cats have the longest life expectancy at birth, with an average lifespan of 14.4 years. British scientists have created the first table for the UK cat population receiving veterinary care.

A British scientist is among three Nobel prize winners in chemistry for their work in the development of metal–organic frameworks. Yorkshire-born Richard Robson, who studied at the University of ...

Lung cancer is hard to catch early and even harder to survive once it is found. A new clinical trial will test whether a vaccine can reduce the risk of the disease before cancer develops. In summer ...

Researchers are preparing for ‘an extremely challenging mission'.

You may not consider a miniature tracking device for an invasive insects a high-tech weapon, but that's how some British scientists are hunting and destroying Asian hornet nests. It has to do with how ...

UK scientists are celebrating landmark progress to using fusion as a clean energy source, after managing to “capture a star” in a specially built machine. In the first images released from a new ...