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A strange sight greeted Londoners this week – one that was tied up with saving the critically-endangered western gray whale from a new and perilous threat...

It's official: Barbie is bad. Or at least, the packaging she wraps herself is. Greenpeace has revealed how Mattel is using paper that destroys the Indonesian rainforest.

What is the future of the competitive interactions between two owl species when they share the same habitat and resources?

Green building panels have a special architecture that eliminate pollution naturally from the environment.

In a recent study, two new plant-eating beetle species have been discovered in New Caledonia. This discovery might shed light on this isolated island's evolution.

A breakthrough in biology: a species of eukaryotic algae has been discovered that lives inside the cells of salamanders.

Breakthrough discovery: Researchers have discovered two new species of pit viper in Southeast Asia's rainforests.

What caused a giant school of millions of sardines to end up dead on a beach? Were the fish out of oxygen, is pollution to blame, pole flipping or an oil spill?

On Saturday 26 March 2011 the global skyline will be plunged into darkness for the world’s biggest call for action on the threats facing our planet. From London to Syd

Large ice-sheet structures discovered beneath Antarctica, known as 'Ghost Mountains', help our understanding of the earth's changing climate.

Evacuees in Japan suffer because of a shortage of food, fuel, clothes and a safe place to stay. Here are 7 organizations that assist relief efforts.

March 11, 2011. The largest ever earthquake of magnitude 8.9 hit off the east coast of Japan, followed by a disastrous tsunami.

The radiation scare stemming from exploding nuclear plants in Japan has spurred many myths. Here are the truths, and what to expect in the coming years.

The North Pole is a moving target that keeps on changing every minute. Read why we cannot put up a flag or a pole marked with 'North Pole' at one place.

The discovery of a new gut bacteria helps us understand the relationship between the host body and its gut microbes.

An interesting research study suggests that pigeons are disoriented without their olfactory sense and that they use the right nostril to navigate.

A nearly blind, 0.5-inch-long new species of pseudoscorpion has been found in Glenwood Caverns, Colorado.

What if you find a 5-foot monitor lizard, hissing and walking like a king down the sidewalk near your house? Read more.....

The early universe was not only dense and hot but was a 'hot liquid'. Read more about this breakthrough discovery.

HIP 13044 b,a newly discovered planet from another galaxy, was found some 2,200 light-years from Earth. A new breakthrough discovery.