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Mass extinctions and other nightmare scenarios figure into one expert's speculations on what Earth would be like at 6°C (10.8°F) warmer.

May 09, 2008
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Buddhist monks and Myanmar (Burma) government workers began cleaning the cyclone-struck city of Yangon (Rangoon). But the situation remains grim in the country's delta region. Warning: graphic imagery.

May 9, 2008
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Watch young chimpanzees beat Japanese college students in a short-term-memory test by a wide margin—raising questions about primate intelligence and evolution.

May 9, 2008
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Lost families and lack of aid figure prominently in emotional eyewitness testimony from Myanmar (Burma), where Cyclone Nargis may have killed a hundred thousand people.

May 8, 2008
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The world's largest group of orangutans in Indonesia may face extinction by 2011 because of palm oil plantation expansion, which is destroying habitat, experts say.

May 8, 2008
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Doctors in Australia believe the bionic eye they've created is safer than similar devices developed in other countries.

May 7, 2008
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Armies of Chinese art-school graduates are hand-painting copies of famous artworks so companies can cash in on demand for reproductions.

May 7, 2008
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As new video emerges from Myanmar (Burma), the devastation from the weekend's cyclone becomes clearer, and the death toll rises.

May 06, 2008
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Troops killed at least two protesters in Somalia, where skyrocketing food prices have led to chaos in markets in this East African country.

May 06, 2008
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A wave estimated at up to 16 feet (5 meters) tall struck a sightseeing spot in coastal South Korea.

May 05, 2008
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Tropical cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) Saturday. The death toll may climb to 10,000, according to government statements.

May 5, 2008
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Greensburg, Kansas, was nearly destroyed by a tornado in May 2007. Today the town is rebuilding and living up to its "green" name.

May 2, 2008
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In Lithuania, real witches celebrate the arrival of spring on Walpurgis night.

May 2, 2008
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Cheetahs could be extinct within 15 years. To help stem the tide, a new South African program brings a big cat into contact with the public.

May 1, 2008
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An Australia company is testing what could be the undersea equivalent of a wind farm. Their devices would capture wave energy and convert it to electricity.

May 1, 2008

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