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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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Nearly a third of all primates are endangered, says a report today. Poaching and habitat destruction are among the chief reasons.

October 26, 2007
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A newfound population of Iberian lynx brings the total number of populations from two to three, conservationists say.

October 25, 2007
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How much Earth's climate will change due to global warming is inherently unpredictable, a new study argues.

October 25, 2007
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After a two-year delay in delivery, the superjumbo Airbus A380 jet made its first commercial flight Thursday from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

October 25, 2007
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But wildlife officials are concerned that repeat fires in the past few years may overwhelm the ability of native plants to recover, taking a toll on wildlife.

October 24, 2007
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Temperatures may rise to a point where animal and plant life start dying in massive numbers, scientists say. The theory is hotly debated.

October 24, 2007

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