Forty-nine pilot whales have been buried on a northern New Zealand beach following a two-day struggle by more than 200 rescuers to save them.

Hikers are once again walking on the slopes of the crater, where they are discovering some dramatic changes to the landscape.

Fresh outbreak threatens UK's remaining English elms

The European Space Agency battles to recover its Goce gravity satellite which has been struck by a second computer glitch, blocking data delivery to Earth.

NI could face EU fines over horse mussels in Strangford Lough

US researchers measure the amount of plastic accumulating in a region of the Atlantic Ocean over a 22-year period.

Some 58 pilot whales die after being stranded on a northern New Zealand coast, as volunteers battle to save remaining survivors.

A decline in the greenfinch population in the eastern counties has been blamed on an infectious disease.

Scientists working in Chernobyl find a way to predict which species are likely to be most severely damaged by radioactive contamination.

A diet rich in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, say researchers.

A galactic magnifying glass shows the Universe will probably expand forever, resulting in a slow death.

A study of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak confirms the presence of a residue of toxic chemicals below the sea surface.

A pair of studies cast light on a new strategy one bat uses to catch moths, and the way one moth deals with the threat.

Footage has emerged of convicted rare egg smuggler Jeffrey Lendrum lowering himself from a helicopter in Canada to reach a nest.

The way people walk could be used as a powerful surveillance tool, a nine-month study has revealed.

Finalists for top natural history photo prize are revealed

For the first time in half a century, butterflies are being bred at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's Kent home.

A research team at Heriot-Watt University investigates whether urine could be used as a source of renewable energy.

Jeffrey Lendrum has admitted attempting to smuggle rare bird eggs out of Britain. Guy Shorrock from the RSPB told the BBC's Claire Marshall the birds were ''victims of human greed'' and Lendrum stood to make ''tens of thousands of pounds'' from his crimes.

Dozens of climate change protesters set up camp close to the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh.