The proposed space elevator project could be powered by a simple new approach, demonstrated using a broomstick.

Pregnant women at risk of delivering early should not be given too many doses of steroids, say researchers in Canada.

Adding nuts to a healthy diet may help release people from a dangerous combination of health problems, research suggests.

Clickable guide to all the sites for the London Games

One of the "crown jewels" in Europe's science programme is to get a major upgrade.

Carrying extra fat around your middle increases your risk of early death, even if your overall weight is normal, say researchers.

A scientific experiment intended to foster peace in the Middle East is foundering for want of a few million dollars.

Doctors have begun treating aneurysms using keyhole surgery. One patient tells his story.

Many parents overlook their child's unhealthy weight because they believe it is normal, claim researchers.

Formula One teams will use tyres with greens stripes at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix to promote an environmental campaign.

Baby girls of larger than average length and weight at birth are at increased risk of breast cancer, analysis suggests.

Scientists insist a fault which has shut down the Large Hadron Collider will prove to be a relatively minor setback.

Scientists working from a laboratory at the bottom of Britain's deepest mine could beat a multibillion-pound Swiss project to crack the mystery of creation.

A guide to the engineering miracle behind the biggest experiment in the world.

Detailed explanation of the 27km (17 mile) circumference tunnel at the heart of the Large Hadron Collider experiment.

Archaeologists in Jerusalem give a sneak preview of newly exposed 2,100-year-old walls to the south of the Old City.

Scans are cancelled at a Cornish hospital because of fears overweight patients may get stuck in the machine.

In the 21st Century, the term "flat-earther" is used to describe someone who is spectacularly - and seemingly wilfully - ignorant. But is there still anybody out there who doesn't believe the earth is a globe?

The first gene clearly linked to obesity appears to make it harder for children to tell when they are full, UK research suggests.