The International Whaling Commission meeting narrowly survives a harrowing and confused final day - but important issues lie un-discussed.

Japan's prime minister calls for his country to develop into a nuclear-free society, amid an upsurge of anti-nuclear opinion among the public.

Male and female giant pandas prefer to use different habitats, a discovery that could inform conservation strategies.

Innovative beehive fences help a community in Kenya to successfully protect crops from elephants, say researchers.

US President Barack Obama makes a telephone call to the International Space Station to discuss the end of the shuttle programme and the future of human spaceflight.