Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews promised Thursday to investigate whether celebrity athletes jumped the queue for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province's supply dwindles.

The state of Acre in western Brazil gained notoriety in 1988 when cattle ranchers murdered Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper who campaigned against the destruction of the Amazon forest.

Nine species of giant snakes--none of them native to North America and all popular pets among reptile lovers--could wreak havoc on U.S. ecosystems if the snakes become established in the wild, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (p

A new study by University of Adelaide and Macquarie University (Australia) scientists has shown that populations of endangered species are unlikely to persist in the face of global climate change and habitat loss unless they number around 5,000 mature ind

Farmers in central Kenya are cutting down water-hungry eucalyptus tree species growing near water sources as a government directive aiming to save water takes effect.

On the plains of Marsabit the heat is so intense the bush seems to shiver. The leafless scrub, bleached white by the sun, looks like a forest of fake Christmas trees. Carcasses of cattle and camels are strewn about the burnt red dirt in every direction.

"Like a locomotive with a mouth full of butcher knives.That is how a shark expert, Matt Hooper, described Carcharodon megalodon to the police chief in Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws." He was referring to the 50-foot-long, 50-ton body and enormous six

In the Fall of 2007, tens of thousands of small arctic geese called Pacific brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) decided not to go south for the winter.

Jaycee Dugard and her daughters are preparing for another happy homecoming: with their animals.Pets removed from Phillip Garrido's house after his August 26 arrest on kidnapping and rape charges include five cats, two dogs, three cockatiels, a pigeon, wh

A pint-sized version of the Tyrannosaurus rex, with similarly powerful legs, razor-sharp teeth and tiny arms, roamed China some 125 million years ago, said scientists who remain startled by the discovery.