Oceans and clouds, even the atmosphere itself, are in constant motion and can undergo dramatic fluctuations, like hurricanes, that lead to severe consequences.

A 1-minute video released by the University of Cambridge sets the record straight on a much misunderstood concept - how wings lift.

The efficiency of solar thermal power plants is improved by more than 30% thanks to the combination of two technologies.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a lecture today to mark the appointment of Professor Kevin Talbot to the new Chair of Motor Neuron Biology at the University of Oxford.

It's something of an ecological murder mystery — countless numbers of bats are turning up dead near wind farms.

In desert ‘aircraft graveyards', where retired planes often go when flight service ends, good parts are removed and sold and many materials are recycled.

Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.

by Morgan Kelly - Contrary to the ideal of a completely engaged electorate, individuals who have the least interest in a specific outcome can actually be vital to achieving a democratic consensus.

The author J K Rowling will bury a time capsule to mark the start of building work on a new research clinic.

Monday 31 October 2011 - by Colin Smith - From competing in an all-electric supercar to helping to calculate who has won the race, Imperial College London is involved in many facets of one of the UK's premiere “green” motoring events.

- A state ballot initiative that would privatize liquor sales leads by a significant margin in the new statewide Washington Poll, but an initiative on project-specific road tolls is too close to call.

One Soyuz launcher, two Galileo satellites, three successes for Europe - - PR 29 2011 - The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system has been lofted into orbit by the first Russian Soyuz vehicle ever launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in a milestone mission.