ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2009) -- The global climate is changing, and this change is already impacting food supply and security. People living in regions already affected by aridity need plants that can thrive / grow under dry conditions.

Bushfires across Victoria

The death of a 16-year-old girl who crashed through a barbed wire fence on a makeshift metal sledge was described by police as "tragic".

(New York, February 3, 2009) - A Sri Lankan government statement that it is not responsible for the safety of civilians who remain in areas controlled by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) indicates an appalling disregard for the well

TOKYO - A 69-year-old Japanese man injured in a traffic accident died after paramedics spent more than an hour negotiating with 14 hospitals before finding one to admit him, a fire department official said Wednesday.

SYDNEY - Rain-battered residents in northeastern Australia were on alert Wednesday for snakes in their bathrooms and crocodiles in the road following repeated storms that have sent local wildlife in search of dry land or a safe haven.

A woman suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has confessed to organising their rapes so she could later convince them martyrdom was the only way to escape the shame.

These marvels of evolution have carved out a very unique niche for themselves in the realm of the natural world. Though they often hide just outside of everyday life, the spider is as involved in its environment as any other creature and often pro...

Global warming may take the struggle for the division of the Arctic region to the boiling point.

Answering a bipartisan call to encourage the U.S to stand up for whales,the House of Representatives today passed H.Con.Res.350 by unanimous consent.House of Representatives say U.S must not be bullied into submission at the meeting of pro whaling issues.