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

Cell phones make young folks drive like old people—with slower reactions and increased accident risk—a new study says. Plus: Hands-free doesn't help, experts say.

Archaeologists hope to prove a skeleton is that of the first leader of the English colony at Jamestown, Virginia. The answer may lie in the DNA of two of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold's relatives—and the search begins today.

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.

As Iraqis prepare to vote freely for the first time in decades this Sunday, two experts discuss the major challenges for Iraq during and after the election.

The tsunami of one month ago has been widely reported by eyewitnesses who published their own stories and images online. But not all the stories—or images—are true.

Isolated tribes on islands off India were feared extinct after the December 26 tsunami—until they shot arrows at air force helicopters. Now an expert tells who the tribes are, and how they may have survived.

Mice with human brain cells and humans with pig tissue are only two real-life examples of chimeras—creatures that are part human, part animal. But is it safe—and ethical?

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.

An award-winning tourism program at Gunung Rinjani—Indonesia's second largest volcano—ensures that tourist fees support local conservation and culture.

Crescent City, California, takes tsunami warnings seriously. Reminders of a 1964 tragedy are abundant in the only town in the continental U.S. where people have been killed by a tsunami.

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

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.

Presidential Inaugurations involve casts of thousands and audiences of millions. How did they become such spectacles?

As mass-produced artificial spider silk looks more and more feasible, scientists speculate on possible applications: body armor, sutures, and more.