September 4, 2010
- Climate scientists are to publish the largest ever collection of temperature records, dating back more than a hundred years, in an attempt to provide a more accurate picture of climate change.
- A mass extinction that caused the death of giant species of mammal including mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and giant beavers was not caused by a comet impact, scientists have concluded.
- Some of Britain's best-known migratory birds have suffered severe declines in their numbers due to dry weather in Africa, according to research.
September 3, 2010
- A rare baby seahorse has been spotted in British waters.
September 2, 2010
- Australian officials used explosives to blow up a terminally ill humpback whale that became stranded on a beach near Perth two weeks ago, it emerged on Thursday. Here are some other cases of whale beachings and how rescuers tried to save them.
September 1, 2010
- A fox attack on two baby girls in June has left one in five people afraid of wildlife in their garden, according to a survey published today.
August 31, 2010
- A major overhaul of how the UN advises the world on climate change could lead to more mistakes on the impacts of global warming, an Oxford academic has warned.
- The UN's climate change panel must introduce a structure to prevent conflicts of interest, according to a report by the world's top science group that raised fresh questions over the leadership of the body.
- The UN's climate change body has been told to stick to the science and avoid playing politics in a landmark review of how it operates.
- The UN's climate change body has been told to stick to the science and avoid playing politics in a landmark review of how it operates.