As the death toll soared past 40,000, state media reported that radioactive materials from hospitals, factories, or research labs buried by debris have been recovered or cordoned off.
The captive animal's instinct to return to the Wolong National Nature Reserve in central China raises hope that two pandas still missing will be found, an expert says.
Seen in cell-phone camera footage, handlers at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China evacuated more than a dozen panda cubs just after the massive May 12 earthquake.
An 11th-century ruin in a dusty reservoir has become one of the most striking images of Spain's record drought, which already has forced Barcelona to ship in drinking water for the summer.
Hurricanes will occur less frequently but be slightly wetter and stronger, predicts the latest finding in the contentious debate over global warming and hurricanes.
Cyclone Nargis stripped gold panels and precious gems from parts of the 2,500-year-old Shwedagon Paya temple complex, one of the world's largest Buddhist sites.
Captive pandas were observed acting strangely before Monday's devastating quake, mirroring previous accounts of animals reacting before disaster strikes.
