ENVIRONMENT

Expanding far-eastern demand for shark fin soup believed to be behind recent surge in numbers killed.

DEFRA warns Asian hornets responsible for six deaths in France could enter UK and wipe out fragile honey bee population

Earthquake followed by another powerful tremor, but no tsunami warning issued.

Protesters at Nottinghamshire site allegedly attack staff, and hurl racial abuse at guard.

Desperate families dig out survivors as 300 houses buried beneath 30 metres of mud

Village buried under mud and rocks as torrential rainfall causes mountain section to cave.

A prehistoric landmass once linking Britain with mainland Europe was sunk by a massive tsunami.

Costa Rican crocs provide salty snack for butterflies and bees on river banks.

Best photos of the day: 1 May 2014.

Several beaches in Perth closed after huge shark spotted hunting a whale 100m from coast.

IBTimes UK examines the use of unmanned flying vehicles to protect African elephants and rhinoceros.

Landscape in Idaho has strong resemblance to amphitheatre canyons of Mars.

The UK is set for a £500m investment in a bid to bolster the green car industry.

Best photos of the day: 29 April 2014.

For a second day, tornadoes flattened homes and businesses in Alabama and Mississippi.

A tornado system has ripped through central US, leaving at least 14 people dead.

Best photos of the day: 28 April 2014.

Icelandic eruption could cause extreme climate change and toxic gas cloud, according to Cabinet Office report

Forecasters warn of heavy rain and strong winds across the Great Plains, Midwest and South this weekend

The new born Java mouse-deer is the size of a hamster and only grows as big as rabbit.

Best photos of the day: 25 April 2014

List of 420 endangered species protected from consumption in China in landmark victory for animal rights in communist nation.

Its feared that the mammoth iceberg could contribute to rising sea levels.

Essential life lesson for baby bear at Russian zoo does not come naturally

Nasa satellite images show large-scale decline in greenness of Africa's Congo rainforest.

Best photos of the day: 23 April 2014.

Harper government reclassifies humpback whale's status so controversial $7.9 billion Northern Gateway pipeline project can legally pass.

Scientists use new krypton dating technique to identify the age of ancient Antarctic ice.

Fossil discovery by Yale scientists reveals huge temperature plunge in South Pole regions