Climate change could force pandas to move to different parts of China as bamboo growth patterns shift.

American Paul Krugman has won this year's Nobel economics prize for his work on trade patterns, it has been announced.

Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by researchers.

A strike by refuse collectors is called off in Cardiff after deal on changes in shift patterns.

A strike by refuse collectors is planned after a change in collection hours which could see them working until 10pm.

Scientists say that studying the genes of mice will reveal new information about patterns of human migration.

Key questions about the BBC News website personal inflation calculator, created in association with the Office for National Statistics.

Melting alpine glaciers are revealing fascinating clues to Neolithic life in the high mountains.

The BBC's Tristana Moore meets a German man who has discovered he is a descendant of a 3,000-year-old caveman.

With another wet weekend ahead, the familiar grumbles about British summers have surfaced. But are we deluding ourselves that the should be any different, asks meteorologist Philip Eden.

A Suffolk hospital is using a machine which monitors children's sleep patterns to diagnose illnesses.

Cities and battlefields could soon be monitored using an imaging system that does away with lenses and mirrors.

Scammers who use junk mail to hype stocks are being targeted by software that spots fraudulent trading patterns.

US scientists have discovered people who can "hear" what they see.

A German fashion label has taken the unusual step of making its designs and patterns freely available on the internet.

Beijing is following in the footsteps of other cities and taking drastic measures to improve its air quality in the run-up to the Olympics. But is it possible to conquer air pollution in a such a short space of time?

Scientists may have uncovered why some people naturally lose their ability to make new memories as they get older.

Scientists show they are able to interpret the colour patterns seen in 100 million-year-old fossil feathers.

Robotic punks are taught to express their love of music by dancing.

Prof Eldryd Parry, whose career has spanned NHS history, describes his parents woking as GPs in Cardiff before World War II.