A parasitic worm is the single greatest cause of death in wild giant pandas, according to a study of post-mortems. Given that the species is already close to extinction, conservationists fear that the worm could put the species under even greater pressure

Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened. Mail must be addressed to a specific solider.

Across the European Union, food is travelling more, and not always in ways that make sense.

Regarding Misao Nakaya's Dec. 4 letter, "Hold your beef about whale meat": Nakaya argues that the consumption of whale meat is necessary to combat fish shortages. It appears to me, however, that this claim simply parrots the so-called science of the Japan

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Watching a humpback whale rise from the murky depths of the Atlantic Ocean, a mile or two from the long wall of high rise hotels off Virginia Beach, is a strange but wonderful sensation. The slick black giant is a wonder as it slides

Why were the key judgments finally released? Cheney didn't want them released, Bush surely didn't want them released, and DNI Mike McConnell told Congress a few weeks ago that he didn't want them released. So who did?

The state Senate approved legislation Monday that would make New Jersey the first state to abolish the death penalty since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976.

Saving the world's remaining tigers will require as much as $500 million a year, but average annual international funding only comes to $5 million, a conservation group said Monday. Most of this was given to non-governmental organizations, while govern

Animals may age faster depending on how much competition there is for food in their early life, according to a study.

Concerned over the decline of tigers numbering just around 3,000 in the world, 12 Asian countries Monday came out with a joint action plan to save the majestic animal from extinction. The 'Action Tiger' report, prepared by the seven-member inter-gover