Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists writing in the September issue of Microbiology.

Large changes in the Sun's energy output may drive unexpectedly dramatic fluctuations in Earth's outer atmosphere.

Scientists have shown that fungus-farming ants are using multiple antibiotics as weed killers to maintain their fungus gardens.

In a bid to unlock long-standing mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully probed a distant star.

A Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs. In the same way the small reptile can scale a wall of slick glass, the Stickybot can climb smooth surfaces with feet modelled on the intricate design of gecko toes. (To catch Stickybot in action, |click here|)

Nasa's Kepler spacecraft has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of, or transiting, the same star.

An unusual substance known as "dry water", which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Astronomers have devised a new method for measuring perhaps the greatest puzzle of our Universe – dark energy. This mysterious force, discovered in 1998, is pushing our Universe apart at ever-increasing speeds.