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Dakar Rally 1st Day Overshadowed by Death

Posted Sun Jan 1, 2012 06:04 PM ET | 0

Jorge Martinez Boero had a heart attack after falling from his motorcycle. Read more

'Record Ivory Seizures' In 2011

Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:28 AM ET | 0

Large ivory seizures across the world made this a "horrible year for elephants." Read more

Journals Mull Publishing Killer Flu Virus Details

Posted Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:44 AM ET | 0

Two top scientific journals said Tuesday they were mulling whether to publish details of a man-made mutant killer flu virus. Read more

Nobel Peace Prize Honors Three Women

Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011 06:35 AM ET | 0

Liberia's president, a fellow Liberian "peace warrior" and a Yemeni activist were awarded the prize on Saturday in Oslo. Read more

Thanksgiving 2050: Feast or Famine?

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Nov 21, 2011 04:59 PM ET | 0

Depending on how the world uses available crops, there are two possible futures. Read more

Two Rhinos Reach the Point of No Return

Posted Thu Nov 10, 2011 02:59 PM ET | 0

Several species of rhino have been poached into extinction or to the point of no return, according to an update of the Red List of Threatened Species, the gold standard for animal and plant conservation. Read more

Ohio Animal Rampage Exposes Lack of Laws

Posted Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:53 PM ET | 0

Advocates are criticizing laws in the United States that allow exotic animal ownership. Read more

Muammar Gaddafi: A Flair for Tyranny: Photos

Posted Thu Oct 20, 2011 09:35 AM ET | 0

A look back at the flamboyant dictator's more than 40-year reign. Read more

'Promising' Step for World's First Malaria Vaccine

Posted Tue Oct 18, 2011 06:15 PM ET | 0

The vaccine, in development for more than 25 years, now gets most of its support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more

An Ancient Art Studio Found in Cave In Africa

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Thu Oct 13, 2011 05:23 PM ET | 0

The 100,000-year-old workshop is the earliest example of an art studio. Read more

Genocide Skulls Returned to Namibia

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:44 AM ET | 0

Germany will return Namibian skulls taken for scientific experiments after the first genocide of the 20th century. Read more

Miracle Fruit's Trippy Effects Explained

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Sep 26, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

A West African berry known as the miracle fruit causes sour foods to taste incredibly sweet and now scientists know why. Read more

Baby Rhino Rescued From Tree

Posted Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:51 AM ET | 0

The three-week-old South African rhino had fled poachers who shot its mother dead. Read more

UN Declares Famine in New Somalia Region

Posted Mon Sep 5, 2011 04:09 PM ET | 0

Thousands of people have already died, half of them children, as a sixth Somali region succumbs to famine conditions. Read more

Chimpanzees Not as Selfish as We Thought

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Aug 8, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

New research debunks a previous theory about how and why chimps share. Read more

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