Today conservationists named nine new areas of mind-boggling species richness that are under assault from human activity.

Four North American right whales—of the fewer than 350 left in the world—have been found dead along the U.S. East Coast.

With shooting out of the question now, park managers in Australia are debating how to control damage caused by herds of wild horses.

Students at South Africa's Southern Cross School spend as much time in the bush or sitting under shade trees as they do sitting in traditional classrooms.

This week's TravelWatch column profiles an award-winning Barbados resort that protects its coastal environment and helps guests engage in authentic island life.

Debate around the use of shark nets to protect swimmers in Australia has reignited after two great white sharks killed a surfer last month.

People around the world are loaning the unused power on their PCs to help scientists model Earth's past and future climate.

More than 50 nations plan to link their networks of satellites and other Earth observation sensors to create an early warning system for natural disasters.

In the wake of December's deadly tsunami governments are scrambling to set up early warning systems worldwide—but experts caution that technology alone may not be enough to avert another disaster.

Cougars are increasingly common in the U.S. Midwest and the suburbs of the West—areas where the cats have been all but invisible for a hundred years.

A lesson that British schoolgirl Tilly Smith learned from her geography teacher helped save her family during the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

The destructive force of the recent tsunami is evident along coastlines throughout the Indian Ocean. But what was the impact on life beneath the waves?

Sydney's Taronga Zoo has twin female platypuses with a problem: They can't find good males with which to settle down and have babies.

With seating for 555 passengers and a wingspan the length of a football field, the new Airbus will be the world's largest commercial airplane.

Scientists have invented the first spray-on plastic that can turn the sun's infrared rays into electricity.