Research suggests that our friends and romantic partners are similar to us. But an exploration into desired friendship shows we initially reach for something "better." ...

THE PEACEFUL quiet in rural Cumbria is normally only interrupted by birdsong and the odd tractor rumbling past. But on one day of horror in 2010 there was also the blast of a shotgun – again and again ...

Blast waves, acoustic trauma and sonic booms pose serious, underexamined risks to the threatened species living near proposed ...

Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead ...

Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nature ...

In 1944, before night vision or GPS, the Northrop P-61 Black Widow hunted enemy bombers in total darkness. It was the first ...

This developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to ...

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now been found in a second state, South Australia, after earlier being identified in Western Australia. Authorities have confirmed three seabirds have died of ...

With emergency service response times firmly in the spotlight, a bit of fowl play has recently caught the eye of the WTF team. Our correspondents were very eggs-cited to see law enforcement in Geelong ...

This week’s column looks at a clucky customer’s comeback, why the state’s planning umpire rejected a removalist’s depot bid, some ongoing roadworks confusion and a fancy fence fail. With emergency ...