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.

Hot East Coast air bumps against cooler air parked over the Midwest, causing tornadoes, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and record flooding in Iowa.

Young martial artists take flight, China's "quake lake" drains with epic force, thousands of protestors light up the night, and more.

The 40,000-acre (16,000-hectare) wildfire is smoldering inside highly flammable peatland that one firefighter likens to a "giant charcoal briquette."

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.

Dead and injured animals continue to wash ashore a week after a cargo ship collision caused a massive fuel-oil spill off the Uruguayan coast.

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.

Mao Mao, a panda who has been missing since the May 12 earthquake, was found crushed under a wall and buried by keepers at the Wolong reserve.

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.

The sudden spate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is an alarming development brought on by rising food prices and lack of rain, officials say.

Extensive hunting left the mammal's population unsustainable, say biologists, who warn that Mediterranean and Hawaiian monk seals could be the next to go.

A study of New Zealand bellbirds runs counter to the long-held theory that island birds adapt too slowly to survive invasion by exotic predators.