While serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, Mark Hayward spent his last night in the village listening to the horrific screams of the young woman on the left dying from the effects of cerebral malaria because the proper me

This edition focuses on the situation in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region.

Bush administration is making it much tougher to get listed, has changed the way species get evaluated, and has bocked citizen petitions that cause legal deadlines.

After announcing six months ago that it would stop hunting whales due to lack of market for whale meat, Iceland has now confirmed it is "likely" to resume whaling this summer. Iceland's whaling industry is pushing for permits to kill 100 minke whales

A thief made off with a $1,500 puppy from a Chicago-area pet shop, tucking the dog under his shirt after distracting an employee. Mike Isaac, the owner of the Petland store in Naperville, about 30 miles west of Chicago, told the Chicago

Scientists on Sunday said they had ruled out a key hypothesis to explain Earth's greatest extinction, when 95 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land species were wiped out.

"There indeed has been a decline in blue jay numbers," says Hilton, who spent several years studying the species.

China's threats to crush the Tibetan uprisings were followed by protests in Britain and India on Saturday, while European politicians again raised the prospect of boycotting the Beijing Olympics if violence continues.

The virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer has a serious weakness which may provide hope for new treatments for the disease. Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus which causes several types of cancer but is particularly associated with cervical