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Villages were washed away, a giant head "waded" in an overflowing river, and dozens died as tropical storm Noel and other tempests spurred floods.

November 1, 2007
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The nearest nonprimate relatives are not tree shrews, as once thought, but a group of tree-dwelling mammals called colugos, a new study shows.

November 1, 2007
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Rescuers in helicopters and boats are searching for the stranded in the wake of the storm. Currently over Bahamas, the tempest is also affecting Florida.

November 1, 2007
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Tropical Storm Noel causes devastating flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Meanwhile, unrelated flooding strikes eastern Mexico and central Vietnam.

November 01, 2007
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Which island destinations are succumbing to tourism overkill, and which are wearing well? Experts weighed in on 111 hot spots for a new survey.

October 31, 2007
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The Nature Conservancy has blasted through 1950s-era levees in the Williamson River Delta in southern Oregon to save the wetlands and endangered fish species.

October 31, 2007
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A moderate earthquake—the strongest since 1989—has shaken the San Francisco Bay area without causing serious damage.

October 31, 2007
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Sorry, Da Vinci Code buffs—still no whiskers to be found on the Apostle John (Mary Magalene?), even in the hair-raisingly precise 16-billion-pixel image.

October 30, 2007
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Hurricanes, rising sea levels, and mismanagement wear away at these ten endangered East Coast beaches, scientists said yesterday.

October 29, 2007
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Twenty-two African countries are experiencing their worst wet seasons in decades, and climate experts say that global warming is to blame.

October 29, 2007
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A conservation group plans to intersperse redwood clones into the state's old-growth forests, which loggers have reduced to 5 percent of their original range.

October 29, 2007
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Sumatran orangutans, Miss Waldron's red colobuses, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys are among the world's most endangered primates, according to a new report.

October 26, 2007
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Sumatran orangutans, Miss Waldron's red colobuses, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys are among the world's most endangered primates, according to a new report.

October 26, 2007
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A "flying" shark, a cheeky monkey, and a Pollock-esque elephant image are among the winners of the 2007 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest.

October 26, 2007
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A medieval church on wheels, a Great Wall fashion show, and a Chinese moon mission are among the week's eye openers.

October 26, 2007

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