WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago

Pardon me, pilgrim! This Thanksgiving, how about ditching the dead bird? These beautiful, inquisitive, intelligent birds endure lives of suffering and painful deaths. Here are 10 good reasons to carve out a new tradition by flocking to vegetarian entrées

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (AP) - The world's oldest polar bear has died at a Canadian zoo. Zoo co-ordinator Gordon Glover at Winnipeg, Manitoba's Assiniboine Park Zoo said Tuesday that the bear, named Debby, was euthanized on Monday after suffering from sever

The measure taken up by the Gujarat government is aimed at protecting the diverse gene pool of the last surviving Asiatic Lions -- just 359 as per the last census in 2005 -- which faces threat from poaching and deadly diseases, affecting its population in

AUSTRALIA has a new mammal. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown dolphin swimming in the nation's southern waters.

Whether you believe in God, the Big Bang theory, or some other idea you cannot deny the fact that the world in which we live in is mind-blowingly overwhelming. We live upon a canvas of picturesque beauty and admirable wonders

Some mountains have attained legendary status for their danger and difficulty. Others simply dominate the landscape, commanding the attention of all who pass by. Whether thought to be the homes of gods or the

TAKE ACTION! The Bush Administration is rushing out long-term plans that would convert over 2 million acres of Oregon's national forests, with their towering trees, rushing rivers, and superb wildlife habitat, to empty clearcuts.

If the rising level of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere is a slowly ticking time bomb, some scientists say, the CO2 building in seawater is a depth charge about to explode.

This is a very unpleasant thought. I wish and pray that health and abundant food comes back into the sound which is in peril. The residents are lacking proper food, filled with toxins and the population is depleted... what can we do?