A law that gives forest-dwelling tribes the right to cultivate their traditional lands will devastate India's endangered wildlife, some conservationists argue.
Pieces of the only known surviving Roman throne were recently found in lava and ash from the first-century eruption of present-day Italy's Mount Vesuvius.
A 500-year-old map that makes the first known reference to "America" has some researchers scratching their heads about how the mapmaker sketched out the world.
Some 217 bird species in the U.S. are at risk of extinction from habitat loss, global warming, and pollution, warns a new five-year study of bird data.
Wildlife conservationists in India have devised a humane way to prevent wild elephant attacks on settlements and crops -- building fences smeared with the world's hottest chili.