From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:00 PM

People receiving benefits face cuts in the amount of money they will be able to claim after the chancellor’s spending review.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:00 PM

With further cuts expected in the government’s spending review later this month, Family Focus looks at the impact of the recession in rural areas.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:00 PM

Time-lapse techniques show the erosive power of rain as it sculpts this surreal landscape.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:00 PM

Time-lapse techniques show the erosive power of rain as it sculpts this surreal landscape.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

By the late Ordovician, Earth was gripped by ice ages that killed off many organisms.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

New Caledonian crows use tools to catch insect grubs.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

Juliet Morris goes foraging in North Yorkshire with wild food expert Chris Bax.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

A housing development in Downpatrick has been abandoned leaving the site unfinished after the builder went into receivership.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

With potentially less money available for economic development and rising unemployment, BBC Northern Ireland business correspondent Kevin Magee reports on whether the job creation strategy being pursued by Invest NI is an effective method.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

A stunning array of landscapes hosts the eccentric wildlife of the world’s oldest island

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:59 PM

Aerials of Africa’s lowest land point and time-lapse of its most active volcano, Erta Ale.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:58 PM

Steve Backshall is rescued from a simulated avalanche fall by a dog’s sensitive nose.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:57 PM

Bluefin tuna hunt in cold water thanks to an ingenious heating strategy.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:57 PM

George McGavin goes in search of one of Britain’s only spiders with a nasty bite.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:57 PM

A beached carcass offers rich pickings for scavengers.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:56 PM

The nightshades are named to strike fear into the heart, for good reason.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:56 PM

A feast for birds as the last of the plankton bloom lures herring into danger.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:55 PM

Discus fish produce a nutritious slime from their skin for their babies' dinner.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:55 PM

A parasite takes over a snail, forcing it out in the open to be eaten by a bird.

From: BBC Nature on Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:55 PM

To live in harmony, browsers like the dik-dik and giraffe differ in size and shape.