A new generation is fighting to keep family farming viable in Australia—also known as Oz—against a backdrop of rising costs, drought, and farm sell-offs.
In northern Japan, declines in drifting Arctic sea ice are raising fears that global warming will impact wildlife and tourism at Shiretoko National Park.
Recent declines in drift ice around the Shiretoko Peninsula are raising fears of global warming's impact on the local ecosystem -- and endangering winter tourism.
The administration's proposed revisions would cut out advice of government scientists in determining whether subdivisions, dams, highways, and other projects might harm endangered animals and plants.
Tattoos, Olympic-rings hairstyles, and cross-country bike trips are among the offbeat expressions of athletic and patriotic pride in China during the games.
Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans likely did not interbreed, says a new DNA study that also suggests small population numbers helped do in our closest relatives.
The chilis develop piquant chemicals to frustrate the harmful fungus long enough for birds and other animals to disperse the peppers' seeds, a new study finds.
August 8 is not just the opening day for the Olympics in Beijing. The date is considered especially lucky in China, where more babies are being born on this date, and couples are getting married.
The chieftain, found buried with a bronze helmet and ornate shield, hints at close connections with the Romans before the empire's conquest of Britain, archaeologists say.
Nicaragua celebrates its patron saint, an Amazonian volcano lets off steam, the Olympic torch reaches the Great Wall, and more of the best news photos this week.
Interviewed in Africa, the former U.S. President discusses how African leaders can fight the food, energy, and climate crises and how the continent can unite.
