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Earth News
The latest stories from the News section of the BBC Nature web site.
Updated: 8 min 33 sec ago
VIDEO: Driver finds owl stuck in car grille
A motorist was flagged down in a car park in Miami after a Great Horned Owl was spotted trapped in the grille of her vehicle.
Mothers shape elephants' future
An African elephant mother's ability to feed and care for its calf has "long-lasting consequences" into adulthood, a study suggests.
Urban light speeds sexual maturity
A study has found that nocturnal artificial light in urban areas makes European blackbirds develop reproductive systems up to a month earlier than birds living in woodlands.
Sea slug 'disposable penis' astounds
A species of sea slug that is able to repeatedly detach, re-grow and then re-use its penis surprises scientists.
Brian May unveils woodland vision
Brian May speaks about his vision to turn a plot of farmland into woodland sanctuary for wildlife.
Purple sandpipers are 'in decline'
The population of a species of wading bird in Guernsey has fallen by 99% over the past 20 years, according to an environmental group.
How to track an 'invisible' animal
Scientists are using DNA tricks to study the secrets of rare, shy and hard-to-reach species.
Festival seeks 'next Attenborough'
The 10th annual Dumfries and Galloway Wild Spring Festival hopes to find the next Chris Packham or Sir David Attenborough.
Are urban fox numbers rising?
London Mayor Boris Johnson has called for more to be done about urban foxes. But are urban fox numbers rising?
Dogs 'understand minds of humans'
Dogs are more capable of understanding events from a human's point of view than had previously been recognised, according to researchers.
AUDIO: Fox cull 'won't address problem'
Professor Stephen Harris, an expert in urban foxes, and Peter Crowden, former chairman of the National Pest Technicians Association, discuss fox behaviour in urban areas.
World's largest captive croc dies
Lolong, a six metre-long saltwater crocodile weighing over 1,000kg, dies in an eco-park in the Philippines.
VIDEO: Is it a bird... No, it's penguin-cam
Wildlife producer John Downer demonstrates how he and his team went about making a documentary about penguins.
Earliest mammal ancestor pinpointed
Researchers using a vast database of physical and genetic data determine the ancestor of all placental mammals was small, furry and probably ate insects.
How salmon make long journey home
Salmon use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate the ocean as they make the long journey home to spawn, research suggests.
Sweden wolf cull divides opinion
The BBC's Matthew Price accompanied Swedish hunters on the trail of wolves shortly before a controversial cull of the the predators was called off.
Porpoise protection 'insufficient'
Researchers call for conservation improvements to save China's highly threatened Yangtze finless porpoise.
Extinction: Beyond dinosaurs and dodos
The benefits of extinction.
Elephant poaching 'out of control'
More than 11,000 elephants have been killed by ivory poachers in Gabon since 2004 according to new research
Two hurt in giant lizard attack
Two men are injured in an attack by a komodo dragon in a wildlife park in eastern Indonesia, park officials say.
