There aren't enough biologists to keep tabs on the Dominican Republic's threatened coastal reefs, so volunteer divers are pitching in.

Satellites and ocean buoys help scientists understand changing weather, bringing some countries?like Brazil and China?together. Specialists were gearing up for major climate talks in Indonesia.

Scientists have announced the discovery of a "mummy" dinosaur, nicknamed Dakota, with much of its skin still intact.

The tropics are heading toward the Poles faster than predicted, scientists say. The expansion may mean drier weather for the U.S. Southwest and the Mediterranean.

Australia's move isolates the U.S. as the only industrialized country to shun the Kyoto framework, even as officials begin meeting to discuss the global-warming agreement's eventual successor.

Get out those Bermuda shorts?the Equator's "tropical belt" has spread north and south more quickly than predicted, according to a new study.

Youth may be the key to chimp success in tests of short-term, scientists say. Five-year-old Ayuma outscored his chimp elders and college students.

This Siberian tiger?an endangered species not known for breeding in captivity?has given birth to two cubs in a Russian zoo.

A veterinary clinic in Hong Kong gives pet cats acupuncture?using the traditional treatment in conjunction with standard western medical approaches, of course.

Get out those Bermuda shorts -- the Equator's "tropical belt" has spread north and south more quickly than predicted, according to a new study.

A dinosaur mummy found in North Dakota reveals astonishing new information about the size of the reptiles, their skin, and how quickly they moved.

An ancient glass jar holding an infant's ashes sheds light on funeral practices nearly 2,000 years ago at famed Syrian site of Palmyra. Archaeologists also found glass vials for mourners' tears.

A veterinary clinic in Hong Kong gives pet cats acupuncture?using the traditional treatment in conjunction with standard western medical approaches.