Lonesome George, a giant tortoise which became an icon for conservationism on the Galapagos islands, has died, making its subspecies extinct.

Researchers show off a novel way of fitting more data on to light waves by "twisting" them - and clock beams carrying 2.5 terabits of data per second.

About 28,000kg of English strawberries are expected to be eaten at Wimbledon, during Britain's peak season. But what lies ahead for the British strawberry crop?

Police are investigating the theft of rare freshwater pearl mussels from remote parts of the Isle of Harris