There's nothing new under the sun. Biologists have discovered that one type of moth jams the sonar of bats with bursts of its own ultrasound.

The UK Health Protection Agency said that 55,000 people caught swine flu here last week, and there's been a total of 29 deaths from the viral infection so far.

Using moving sidewalks at airports is actually slower than walking unaided, say researchers.

Blind people in Virginia are getting the chance to drive, thanks to a specal dirt buggy developed by students at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.

A new 13-foot dinosaur has been discovered in Utah. It's a bit of a surprise: despite nine-inch claws like scythes, the creature was a herbivore, and it appears to have died a long way out to sea.

Scientists at Sumitomo Electric have created a semiconductor laser that emits green light without using filters.

A collection of lectures delivered by physicist Richard Feynman and privately bought by Microsoft founder Bill Gates have been posted online.

I b****y well knew it. Swearing really can lessen pain, according to scientists at Keele University.

A study of the economic cost of obesity in California was released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). The study determined that in the past six years, the cost of overweight, obese and inactive adults has doubled to about $41 billion each year.

Opinion The American public thinks science is great - but takes very little notice of what scientists actually say.

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient solar cells from low-cost and flexible materials.

Mysterious underground tremors on the San Andreas fault could mean a big quake is on the way, according to University of California seismologists.

Those who believe the Easter Island statues were created by supermen could have a field day with this. It seems a compound found in the island's soil has significant life-extending properties.

British scientists claim to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells.

Tiny remote control planes and helicopters are all very well, but they lack maneuverability. But researchers at North Carolina State University are mimicking nature's small flyers, and developing robotic bats.

The Dutch University of Twente said researchers have developed a biodegradable synthetic resin which can replicate body parts exactly and precisely.

Three new dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia: two giant, herbivorous sauropods and one carnivorous theropod, all from the mid-Cretaceous period.

Well, we knew about the ice caps, the coral reefs and the ozone layer - and now, apparently, climate change is making sheep shrink as well.

An ant colony rivalling the scale of human civilisation is right under our noses, according to Japanese and Spanish researchers.