People living in the earliest known settlement in the Americas relied partly on seaweed, bolstering the theory that the New World was settled via a coastal route, a new study says.
Thousands of horses, cows, and other livestock face a possibly toxic brew of deep ash and gases. And the region's all-important farms may be devastated for decades.
The genome of the platypus—our most distant mammal relative—has been decoded, revealing traces of mammals' evolutionary break from reptiles hundreds of millions of years ago.
Hurricane-force winds, driving rain, and widespread flooding have killed perhaps 10,000 people, torn apart buildings, and sunk ships in the Southeast Asian country.
Bodies floated in floodwaters, and survivors tried to reach dry ground using blankets as sails, while a U.S. diplomat said up to a hundred thousand may have died.
The grassy prehistoric Sahara turned to desert more slowly than previously thought, a new report says—and some say global warming may turn the desert green once again.
Southern Chile's Llaima volcano erupted in a fiery explosion of molten rock and ash this week. Tourists, park workers, and residents are evacuated from the area.