Endangered, but persistent, species
Scientists probing the planet's stressed out rain forests, rivers, reefs, deserts and islands are increasingly confronting a new kind of species - the living dead. They are extant, but in almost
Scientists probing the planet's stressed out rain forests, rivers, reefs, deserts and islands are increasingly confronting a new kind of species - the living dead. They are extant, but in almost
Twelve young sandhill cranes and an equal number of biologists and wildlife specialists are on their way to completing the longest human-led bird migration yet, more than 1,250 miles from Wisconsin
A new case of "mad cow" disease was reported amid growing concern over how to control the disease after potentially infected meat ended up on supermarket shelves in France. Agriculture officials said
The French government announced plans to expand a system of testing cattle suffering suspect deaths against the backdrop of mounting public concern over the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
A panel of scientific experts in the United States has recommended that the Food and Drug Administration ban a common ingredient in over-the-counter decongestants and appetite suppressants, citing
A sinking feeling at airport : Just six years after its completion, Japan's second largest airport is way ahead of expectations in one respect : It is sinking into the ocean much faster than
Thousands of wild buffalo will be hunted on western Brazil's expansive tropical savanna because they are pushing out native species, Brazil's environmental protection agency
French surgeons say they have injected cells from a thigh muscle into the damaged heart of a 72-year old man in a pioneering operation that might eventually offer hope to people with severe cardiac
Ugandan and international health workers broke up into two teams to tackle an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, and officials reported a slowing in the spread of the epidemic that has killed 47
Some American farmers who planted a variety of bioengineered corn unapproved for human consumption say they were not adequately warned about restrictions on how it was to be planted, stored and sold,