Far below the ice and storms of the high north, scientists have pinpointed the deepest known Arctic vent system and found it bursting with organisms that should not, by any intuitive measure, be able ...

Palaeontologists reported some remarkable dinosaur fossils this year, including a Velociraptor relative, a dome-headed ...

Cutting down a tree, hauling it inside, and decking it out in lights, tinsels and baubles is a tradition that harks back generations. But what - and where - is the world’s largest Christmas tree? Well ...

Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

An Ab Fab reunion in Amandaland, Helen Mirren popping into the Repair Shop and the Call The Midwifegang heading off to Hong Kong… it's all in our comprehensive guide to Christmas telly.