Climate change could help ensure the long-term survival of some of the world's most endangered species.

Loud, dirty and destructive, urban gulls would never win prizes for popularity. But now numbers are getting "out of hand" says one expert and many gulls are choosing to sit out the mild British winter rather than head for warmer climes.

Panto star Christopher Biggins joins the jungle in ITV1 show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

How the changing landscape of the UK's urban areas is driving hedgehogs out of our cities.

If all this rain isn't bad enough, the weather conditions have resulted in record numbers of slugs. Are the slimy critters set for a population boom?

Actor Sean Connery says he will not play Harrison Ford's father in the fourth Indiana Jones film.

The Mayor of London's legal battle over his ban on feeding pigeon in Trafalgar Square is the latest salvo in a perennial bitter feud against the critters. But why do we hate them so much?

A Bristol woman finds a large black beetle in a ready-to-eat salad she bought from Tesco.

Planes packed with 800,000 Britons make the journey Down Under each year. But amid headlines of shark and crocodile attacks, what hazards should visitors be aware of?

Female dolphins are taught by their mothers how to use marine sponges to look for food, according to a study.

Leonardo DiCaprio's "exceptional career" is honoured at a US international film festival.

DiCaprio earned his fame in Hollywood epic Titanic but there is much more to the actor than meets the eye.

A look at what's making the headlines in Wednesday morning newspapers.

It's easy to lose track of the news. So at the end of the week, it's good to keep an eye on some of those things which shouldn't go unnoticed.

BBC News Online goes in search of a clown fish, the new must-have fish in aquariums.

A British research vessel reports huge hydrothermal vent activity on the floor of the Indian Ocean.

Buddy Ebsen danced his way to Hollywood to launch a 70-year career, latterly including a hugely popular role as Jed Clampett of TV's Beverly Hillbillies.

The ARKive website is a virtual conservation project, featuring thousands of endangered species with profiles and video clips.

It's easy to lose track of the news. So at the end of the week, it's good to keep an eye on some of those things which shouldn't go unnoticed.

The idea that a giant release of methane from the ocean floor ended the last Ice Age is challenged at a major conference in France.