Glaciers that wrapped around the globe millions of years ago melted rapidly when a huge release of methane gas caused Earth to warm, a new study suggests.
As troops worked to keep roads open and drain dangerous lakes, the government warned that rebuilding quake-devastated Sichuan Province would be "arduous."
Just as wildlife begins to trickle back to the protected Mondulkiri reserve, a development boom may put more pressure on the fragile environment, experts say.
The potential of catastrophic flooding from breached dams has prompted emergency evacuations, even as aftershocks continued to hit the region and the threat of disease loomed for millions.
The discovery doubles the depth at which life is known to exist in ocean sediments—and may be encouraging news for the search for life on other planets.
But officials warned of "hidden" pollution that may emerge as the official death toll climbed to 55,740 and rare pandas were moved due to food shortages.
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Waters acidic enough to corrode seashells are already raking shores in northern California, reveals a new study of the effects of carbon emissions on the oceans.
A giant panda missing since the May 12 earthquake returned to the Wolong National Nature Reserve, Chinese media reports, but two more remain unaccounted for.
