The smallest known pterodactyl was unearthed in China, researchers say. Its wingspan was less than ten inches wide.

A pair of western lowland gorillas in Congo surprised scientists with a never before seen mating behavior.

Current climate change might also cause insects to up their appetites, warns a new research study of a previous epoch's global warming.

The tiny winged reptile, which lived about 120 million years ago, was likely a tree-dweller and could provide clues to the evolution of more massive pterosaurs, a new study says.

Warming seas near Antarctica are making prey scarce for the large birds, which are forced to travel further distances to feed their chicks.

Heavy snow—15 feet in some places—has killed a reported 18 people and buried the forest food of an endangered stag in Indian Kashmir.

A natural but mysterious regulating process could help protect some tropical coral reefs from the effects of climate change, a new study says.

A hundred thousand cashmere goats in a remote part of India face starvation after rare winter storms blanketed their pastures with snow.

New fossils help explain why there are two very similar—but very distant—populations of crayfish on Earth, one in the Southern Hemisphere, the other in the north.

And more than half say it's OK to eat whale meat—findings that reflect the growing feeling in Japan that anti-whaling campaigns are fueled by Western cultural bias.

See the solar system's tallest mountain in blazing color, a "distressing" whaling photo, a potential heir to the Concorde, and more.

Two Komodo dragons have hatched at a Kansas zoo from eggs that appear to have never been fertilized, zoo officials say.

To call attention to Japanese whaling practices, the Australian government released video captured on the ocean near Antarctica. Warning: graphic imagery.

The ruling is a blow for President Bush who signed a waiver for the Navy last month.

An alarming surge in the number of endangered rhinos killed for their horns has prompted the Indian government to rush more guards and arms to a northeastern reserve.