The Associated Press

Forecasters warned that some areas could see a storm surge of up to 10 feet.

The last male purebred Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit has died, leaving Lolo and Bryn with no way to multiply like...

It's becoming harder to find the right snow to build an igloo, and melting permafrost is turning land into mud.

They came, they hung out, they swam away. But why?

uthorities are resorting to a risky new method aimed at helping preserve what is believed to be the sunken flagship of the pirate Blackbeard.

The weight of the Taipei 101 tower, specially built to withstand Taiwan's frequent earthquakes, could be causing a rise in the number of tremors beneath it.

Two former caretakers who refused to bare their breasts to a 300-pound, sign-language-speaking gorilla named Koko have settled a lawsuit against the Gorilla Foundation.

A course being offered next semester by the university religious studies department is titled "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies.''

A California businessman said Thursday that skull fragments that once belonged to his great-great-uncle in 19th century Europe very likely came from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

The state school board voted unanimously Thursday to keep a disclaimer in biology textbooks that describes evolution as "a controversial theory."

Nonscientific curriculum added to science class even though officials didn't understand it.

National zoo veterinarians treated a giraffe Wednesday for a tumor on its head, in what the chief vet said was the first such case of skin cancer.

A former physics teacher testified that his rural school board ignored faculty protests before deciding to introduce the concept of "intelligent design'' to high school students.

The case will test whether students should hear a religious idea prior to their biology lessons in evolution.

With many people on edge because of Hurricane Katrina, all residents and visitors were ordered to evacuate Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks on Tuesday.

Mysterious lack of fish now attributed to an eruption, which may have "toasted" them.

Otherwise the mountain remains relatively inactive, but geologists warn more activity could occur.

The president says why he didn't sign treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emisions.

The next-generation Internet proved the perfect virtual sandbox for developing a video game completed this week by students from eight universities in four countries.

Paleontologist Jack Horner also consulted on the film.

Mozilla's Firefox browser continues to grow in popularity.

"That absolutely should be the goal,'' he said.