Sixty-two square miles of ice broke off the Wilkins Ice Shelf, satellite images show—the first documented instance of a breakup during the Southern Hemisphere winter.
Landslides following the May 12 earthquake have destroyed forests and
blocked roads, leaving just a five-month bamboo supply for pandas in a
Chengdu breeding center.
In the Israeli desert, a U.S.-Israeli team is testing a new technology that uses mirrors to harness the sun's rays and create electricity-producing steam.
Two wildlife rangers in one of the world's most dangerous places—
the war-torn jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—share their stories of dedication to the endangered mountain gorillas in their charge.
A weedy sea dragon at a Georgia aquarium might celebrate this Father's Day as a new "mom." While it's normal for males to carry eggs, reproduction in captivity is rare.
Lions in Amboseli could be gone in a few years, conservationists say. New programs pay local Maasai tribespeople not to kill the big cats, and in some cases, to actively protect them.
Before-and-after pictures from a new atlas show how Africa is altering from the shrinking of Kilimanjaro's snows to the expansion of an "instant" lake.
As lion numbers plummet in Kenya's Amboseli park, Maasai warriors—who traditionally spear lions—are being enlisted in high-tech and compensation-based conservation efforts.
Air pollution may be stifling flowers' sweet smells, making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find them, say University of Virginia researchers.
Price increases, smaller portions, and supply shortages aren't dulling the appetites of many affluent Europeans. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.
