Gibraltar is planning to banish some of its Barbary macaque population which have become too cheeky or aggressive

The history of human evolution has been completely rewritten with the discovery that modern human beings and Neanderthals coexisted in Europe for much longer than previously thought.

Aerial pictures show flooding across the desert region of Phoenix, Arizona, following torrential storms.

A new study suggests the number of Africa's elephants has declined to a critical point.

Two Russian cosmonauts set off on a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to launch a nano-satellite.

The two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus, are currently aligned in the sky, forming a spectacular "double star" in their closest conjunction since 2000.

New research suggests that the idea of "the thieving magpie" being attracted to shiny objects may be a myth.

A study of trained dolphins has suggested that the marine mammals use express pleasure with squeals of delight.

Unusual weather in the Western US has caused an apparent "swap" in weather systems between Arizona and Washington State.

Collaboration between the US and Russia on the International Space Station (ISS) could be jeopardised as tensions between the two nations create political disputes.

A "mammoth" that last walked on the Norfolk coast more than 700,000 years ago returns to the beach.

An Iranian mathematician working in the US has become the first ever female winner of the celebrated Fields Medal.

Stargazers have been taking images of the spectacular ''supermoon'' overnight, where the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual because of its proximity to the earth.

Adam Walker is the first Briton to complete the Ocean's 7 challenge, a tough series of long-distance, open-water swims.

Alastair Leithead visits the San Diego research centre where a serum used on two US Ebola patients was developed.

Ancient Japanese art inspires researchers to design self-folding robots that behave like "real-life transformers".

Roads outside Bearsden Academy in Glasgow have become so busy that the children have been resorted to checking-up on their parents.

BBC News tells the story of the construction of one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

The government says its badger vaccination project in Gloucestershire is still a vital part of its plan to tackle bovine TB.

Almost 100 crane chicks brought over from Germany have been released as part of a project to reintroduce the birds to the UK.