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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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