Buenos Aires to shut scandal-prone zoo

VIDEO: Kayaker’s close encounter with shark
A kayaker has filmed a close encounter with a 23ft (7m) basking shark off the south coast of the Isle of Man.

Fossils show Hobbits shrank ‘rapidly’
Researchers discover fossils that suggest the famous Hobbit species shrank on the Indonesian Island of Flores within the space of 300,000 years.

Rise of mammals ‘earlier than thought’
Mammals began to flourish well before the end of the dinosaur age, a new study finds.

Global origins of local food favourites
Italy’s tomatoes and Thailand’s potent chillies, although closely associated with these nations, have their historical roots elsewhere, a study reveals.

VIDEO: Drone footage shows NZ whales from above
Footage of Bryde’s whales feeding has been caught on camera.

Bleaching ‘devastates’ UK tropical reef
Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.

Gravity space mission passes big test
The Lisa Pathfinder mission, which was designed to demonstrate the technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space, has been a stunning success, say officials.

Cancer cure needs Ebola-level action
The hunt for a cancer cure should be treated with as much urgency as the Ebola outbreak, says US Vice-President Joe Biden.

Origin of mystery deep-sea mushroom revealed
Australian scientists have used genetic material to pinpoint the origin of the deep-sea mushroom, an unusual gelatinous creature first dredged up near Tasmania in 1986.

VIDEO: Lab tries to grow human organs inside pigs
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.

Bid to grow transplant organs in pigs
US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.

PM and Boris clash over EU fishing laws
David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash over the impact of the EU on the UK’s fishing industry, during an interview with the BBC’s Countryfile programme.