Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:07:07 GMT
An otter has survived a "perilous" three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:06:19 GMT
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:34:56 GMT
A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:10 GMT
Two year after pledging to protect 10% of the oceans, governments have protected less than 1%, a survey finds.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:05 GMT
The loss of green spaces in Britain has caused the number of house sparrows to drop sharply in the past 30 years.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:53:36 GMT
US environmentalists accuse President Bush of trying to rush through changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:53:15 GMT
Leading Earth observation scientists urge Gordon Brown to back Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:49 GMT
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:59:27 GMT
The earliest turtles to live in water have been discovered on - and named after - the Scottish island of Skye.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:38:51 GMT
A fossilised bone from a sabre-toothed cat has been dredged up from the seabed by a trawler off the UK coast.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:21:36 GMT
European fisheries ministers agree a plan aimed at increasing dwindling cod stocks, including better nets and new quotas.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:34:25 GMT
Spacewalking astronauts working on the International Space Station lose a tool bag in orbit.
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:14:07 GMT
EU plans to phase out the use of traditional light-bulbs need to be a shining example for the rest of the world to follow.
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:58:48 GMT
The colourful world of coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon, but not all hope is lost.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:36:58 GMT
Fishing suspension for seas' most valuable fish
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:53 GMT
Why did the USSR build a "copy" of the space shuttle?
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:08:20 GMT
How do you make a garden friendly to sparrows?
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:49:46 GMT
International Space Station marks its tenth anniversary
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:31:58 GMT
Why fishermen are letting their cod slip the net
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:18:36 GMT
Balancing space ambitions against limited funds
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:18:57 GMT
US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 GMT
Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat and ultimately help eradicate malaria, says a report.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:46:31 GMT
The location data of satellite navigation systems looks set to improve traffic monitoring and town planning.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:11:42 GMT
A 4,600 year-old family group discovered in south east Germany suffered a violent death, experts find.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:17:50 GMT
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will cost almost £14m ($21m) to repair and hopefully be back up and running for June 2009.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:55:35 GMT
Human arrival in New Zealand led to the extinction of one penguin species to the advantage of another, scientists suggest.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:33 GMT
The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:26:41 GMT
The UK's auction of emissions permits to power firms could raise between 1.5 and 2bn euros over the next 5 years.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:42:27 GMT
Palaeontologists piece together the fossilised skull of the oldest example yet found of a woolly rhinoceros in Europe.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:50:15 GMT
A wild tiger cub attacked by Indian villagers dies two days after vets gave it a rare blood transfusion.
