Rhino poachers in SA get 25 years
2012-02-01 06:20:21
Three Mozambicans are sentenced to 25 years each in a South African court for rhino poaching, according to the South African national parks body.

Spider sex trick boosts paternity
2012-02-01 05:35:52
Some male spiders voluntarily 'castrate' themselves during sex in order to increase their chances of fathering offspring, according to a new study.

Science decodes 'internal voices'
2012-01-31 23:29:41
Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.

Strangford life
2012-01-31 13:38:55
Wildlife, landscape and heritage of Strangford Lough, in pictures

Isolated Peruvian tribe pictured
2012-01-31 12:00:56
A Spanish archaeologist has snapped the most-detailed pictures ever seen of an 'uncontacted' tribe in the Amazon.

VIDEO: How do you weigh a polar bear?
2012-01-31 10:15:27
Staff at Highland Wildlife Park are trying to weigh Walker the polar bear who is thought to be about 400kg (63 stone).

Mackerel lures big bear on scales
2012-01-31 07:51:26
The UK's only polar bear on public display is weighed by staff at the wildlife park in the Highlands where he is kept.

Recycling wars in San Francisco
2012-01-31 06:55:32
Criminals cashing in by stealing cans and bottles

'Right path' for climate change
2012-01-31 02:44:35
Wales is on the right path towards tackling climate change but more work needs to be done by the Welsh government to target additional emissions, a report says.

Gorillas grin 'to reassure pals'
2012-01-30 21:22:34
Gorillas bare their teeth in a playful 'grin' to reassure one another as they play, scientists discover.

Pythons link to mammals decline
2012-01-30 21:15:29
Invasive Burmese pythons are the likely cause of a severe decline in mammals living in Florida's Everglades region, a study suggests.

Is the Earth getting lighter?
2012-01-30 20:21:16
Do rockets fired into space make the Earth lighter?

Search for black squirrels begins
2012-01-30 11:53:00
Scientists want the UK public to report their sightings of black squirrels, in order to estimate the rate at which they are spreading.

Little Ice Age's volcanic origin
2012-01-30 11:49:45
The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude.

VIDEO: Thai poachers target elephants for meat
2012-01-30 09:32:25
Thailand's wildlife experts say that elephants could face extinction if they continue to be hunted as a source of meat.