A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the U.S. Gulf Coast, residents there wait uneasily to see what the 2006 hurricane season might send their way.
On the hurricane's first anniversary, New Orleans is a patchwork of recovery and neglect, as seen in photos showing landmarks as they looked a year ago and today.
Follow a day-by-day account of Katrina's wrath, from its birth in the Atlantic Ocean to the storm's costly aftermath. Warning: contains some graphic imagery
Coastal erosion, wetlands die-off, and shrinking barrier islands are the lasting impacts still being felt a year after the major storm hammered the U.S. Gulf Coast.
A volcanic eruption that may have inspired the myth of Atlantis was up to twice as large as previously believed, scientists say, making it the second-largest eruption in human history.
A year after Hurricane Katrina, new laws and big shelters are cropping up nationwide to better accommodate pets during a disaster. But so are lawsuits over the storm's pet refugees.
This week: Interview with Snakes on a Plane wrangler, snake threat helped eyes evolve, ancient embryos x-rayed, U.S. lags behind in acceptance of evolution, more.
A proposed pair of tournaments that involves shooting deer with tranquilizers instead of bullets has animal-welfare groups and pro-hunting leagues up in arms.
Florida farmers worry that the U.S. immigration debate and a tough storm season will drive off migrant workers and leave millions of pounds of produce unpicked next harvest season.
Using cutting-edge equipment, scientists collected data that show that trained fighters can be faster than a snake, stronger than a sledgehammer, and as deadly as a car crash.
Thousands of snakes are shipped by air every week in the U.S. We ask the experts how they keep this creepy cargo from re-creating the mayhem of the new movie Snakes on a Plane.
