Natural world

Record diamond found
Miners in South Africa claim they have unearthed the biggest diamond in the world.
09:53 Wednesday 29th August 2007

Mystery of the disappearing lake
A glacial lake in Chile has disappeared and no one knows exactly why.
11:00 Friday 22nd June 2007

Black Widow relation on march
A poisonous spider related to the deadly Black Widow is thriving in Britain thanks to global warming.
11:53 Thursday 3rd May 2007

Songbirds shun gardens
Fewer songbirds visited our gardens this winter with blackbirds, song thrushes and robins at their lowest levels for five years.
08:35 Monday 26th March 2007

Dinosaur 'lived like mole'
Evidence of a new type of dinosaur which could burrow like a mole has been found.
09:05 Wednesday 21st March 2007

New big cat found
A rare leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra has turned out to be an entirely new species of big cat.
08:26 Thursday 15th March 2007

Homing pigeon mystery solved
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how pigeons, dropped off hundreds of miles from home, find their way back to their lofts.
08:59 Wednesday 14th February 2007

Elephants recognise reflections
Researchers in New York say elephants can recognise themselves in a mirror.
09:02 Wednesday 1st November 2006

Brits 'descended from Spanish fishermen'
Most Brits are descended from a tribe of Spanish fishermen who crossed the Bay of Biscay 6,000 years ago, a new study claims.
08:12 Wednesday 20th September 2006

Bid to film Britain's big cats
The TV company behind Big Brother is making a new series to try and prove big cats are living in the wild in Britain.
11:08 Friday 14th July 2006

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