UN maps 'future worth choosing'
2012-01-30 01:44:28
Growing inequality, environmental decline and 'teetering' economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a major UN report says.

Sea lions 'shot' on US west coast
2012-01-28 13:00:46
At least eight sea lions have been shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials say.

Ill pandas both taken off display
2012-01-28 12:10:13
Both pandas at Edinburgh Zoo are removed from public display by their keepers after coming down with colic.

Star Trek flat could be destroyed
2012-01-28 08:09:04
A man who turned his Leicestershire flat into the Starship Enterprise says the thought of an impending sale and moving into a conventional house gives him 'nightmares'.

Are garden birds leaving home?
2012-01-27 21:32:02
Where have the UK's garden birds gone?

Communities to 'appraise' nature
2012-01-27 19:59:40
Communities could be encouraged to make their own assessments of the direct benefits they get from nature.

VIDEO: Bats find shelter in Israeli bunkers
2012-01-27 17:25:22
Bats are finding a surprising haven in abandoned Israeli bunkers, researchers say.

'Microplastic' threat to shores
2012-01-27 12:39:37
Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns.

Fishing's global footprint
2012-01-27 12:35:28
Mapping fishing's global footprint - and deciding what to do about it

Anti-matter set for gravity test
2012-01-27 12:23:49
Researchers prepare pairs of matter and anti-matter particles in a bid to finally resolve whether anti-matter repels normal matter in a kind of 'anti-gravity'.

Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by
2012-01-27 11:33:06
An 11m-wide asteroid passed within 60,000km of Earth on Friday, making it one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet.

VIDEO: Air pollution alert first for Scotland
2012-01-27 09:42:55
Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to offer a pollution alert system which could be incorporated into weather forecasts.

UK space sector 'on the up'
2012-01-27 07:47:40
UK space sector is feeling good and looking good

Orchid's bloom captured on camera
2012-01-27 07:01:16
Time-lapse photos see orchid coming into flower

VIDEO: Snow leopards steal camera trap
2012-01-27 05:58:08
A snow leopard is caught in the act as it steals a camera.