It took less than four months for it to reach its record-breaking size, guzzling nearly 600 litres of water a day during the ...

People across the UK have been treated to a spectacularly colourful display this weekend, as the aurora borealis lit up the ...

The video showed tiny, hair-like structures called cilia moving inside a lung, and was named the winner of Nikon's Small ...

A big survey of the world's largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has found around 180,000 of them in one place - ...

A 150-year-old wych elm in Northern Ireland has been crowned the winner of this year's competition, thanks to its unusually ...

The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog have all been chosen to feature on the redesigned ...

The giant waterlilies can have leaves measuring up to two metres, and are one of the oldest flowering plants in the world ...

Smoke from wildfires burning in neighbouring Indonesia has spread across the region, creating a thick layer of smog. Find out ...

The tournament will be held in Manchester, with 16 countries competing to become world champions. Find out more here.

Royal Mail has released a set of stamps to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of A.A. Milne's famous book ...

The 39-year-old scored a penalty and set up two other goals in a 3-0 win over Benin in front of more than 85,000 fans in ...

Students have been blocking school entrances and some of the protests have lead to unrest and clashes between police and ...