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.

A crocodile in Australia is to give a snap prediction for this weekend's election, mimicking Paul the Octopus' World Cup football feats.

A disease that first emerged in 2005 is killing large numbers of greenfinches and chaffinches, researchers say.

Giant prehistoric bird topped the pecking order in hunt for prey

International researchers say they have taken a "significant step" towards developing a predictive blood test for TB.

The waters around Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel are home to more species of marine life than any other part of Britain.

A strange double earthquake triggered the Tonga tsunami that killed 192 people in September 2009, scientists say.

Discovery of a rare magnetic star challenges theories about the origin of black holes, astronomers claim.

A Cornwall couple said they returned from holiday to find a plant in their garden had grown 26ft (8m) high.

Small, irregularly shaped fossils from South Australia could be the oldest remains of simple animal life found to date.

Dr Adam Maloof explains how the discovery of a sponge fossil shows animals evolved 90 million years earlier than previously thought