Science and Technology

The population of a penguin colony that was previously the largest in the world has fallen by almost two-thirds, a new study has revealed - with climate change thought to be a major reason for the decline. 

A teenager has had tissue from his testicles removed and retransplanted in the hope of still being able to have children after chemotherapy.

The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

Whisky is to be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the environment beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Environmental campaigners are urging the Scottish government to hold a public consultation before any new hyperscale data centres are given the green light.