SCIENCE

Weather forecasters have warned that Britain faces snow and ice warnings that will persist into next week.

It is hard enough to try to do the Christmas shopping when you have no idea what to buy and so many people to buy for. This year, why not opt for an eco-friendly or green gift that will have a positive impact on the environment?

Stunned and confused motorists were forced to break suddenly in order to avoid a barrage of fruit falling from the sky in Coventry.

Nine months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast of Japan, Google has uploaded photos of the affected areas on its Street View mapping site. The images show the path of destruction left behind by the tsunami.

Weather warnings are in place across Britain as patches of low pressure will bring in storms to batter the South coast on Thursday.

More than 3,400 whales dolphins and porpoises have beached on UK shores over the past six years, a new study reveals.

PlanetSolar’s MS Turanor continues its global journey towards the Persian Gulf after making a stop in Mumbai.

A discovery timeline of subatomic particles which made particle and nuclear physics so interesting.

Scientists at the CERN particle physics laboratory outside Geneva have found signs of the Higgs boson, but stopped short of claiming a full discovery of the so-called 'God particle'.

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are expected to announce todday they have the seen the "holy grail" of the physics world, the Higgs boson.

Scientists researching alcohol consumption have found that laboratory mice show similar drinking patterns to humans, including binge drinking.

One in every six species related to the characters in the film Finding Nemo is threatened by extinction, according to a new study released on Tuesday.

Scientists at the CERN particle physics laboratory outside Geneva are expected to announce "significant progress" in their search for the elusive Higgs boson, otherwise known as the "God particle".

Road users have been alerted to expect extreme conditions during the next two days.

Following marathon talks, the UN climate change conference agreed on a deal to legally bind the world's largest carbon emitters.

Scientists will use wild monkeys to test radiation levels around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Last week the BBC released shocking pictures of Polar bear cannibalism, showing an adult bear dragging the body of a cub it had just killed along the Arctic ice before eating it.

As the U.N. climate change conference draws to a close, take a look at some pictures that sum up the two-week summit in Durban.

Over 200 new species, including a monkey with a hair-style not too dissimilar to the ex-King of rock-and-roll, Elvis Presley, have been discovered in the Greater Mekong region.

Just sniffing a man’s scent could tell a woman if he is suffering from sexually transmitted diseases, according to a research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Winds with speeds reaching 100mph have been forecast in the south-east over the next few days.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work."

The event was visible in several parts of Asia, Australia and North America.

As the UN climate change conference in Durban draws to a close, few positive results have been announced, as many environmentalists predicted. Is it too late?

A repeat of last December's "big freeze" is almost ruled out now.

Parts of Scotland have been battered by stormy winds which have closed schools, disrupted transport and prompted warnings for drivers to stay off the roads.

With two days left at the climate change conference, a deal for the Green Climate Fund are hoped to be finalised.

Hurricane-force winds have been recorded in the Cairngorm area of Scotland, as police warn people to avoid travelling to central as the wind continues to cause havoc.

A total lunar eclipse will take place on Saturday afternoon.