There are signs Asian carp may have breached barriers designed to keep the prolific fish out of the Great Lakes, which could spell ecological disaster for the vital source of fresh water, authorities said on Friday.
Concentrations of DNA discovered by...
The British insurance industry faces a hit of up to 100 million pounds ($165.4 million) from last week's floods in northern England, the Association of British Insurers said on Monday.
The total insured loss will be in the range of 50 to 100 million...
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced Friday.
Ndeze and Ndakasi will be romping in a...
The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking immediate actions to strengthen its oversight of state surface coal mining programs. The agency will issue federal regulations to better protect streams affected by surface coal mining operations, such as...
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) on NASA’s Aqua satellite shows the state of Arctic sea ice on September 10 in this image released September 16, 2008. REUTERS/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization...