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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - A pre-Viking woolen tunic found beside a thawing glacier in south Norway shows how global warming is proving something of a boon for archaeology, scientists said on Thursday. The greenish-brown, loose-fitting outer clothing - suitable for a person up to about …

EDMONTON (AP) — A blizzard sweeping across the Canadian plains caused a chain of traffic wrecks involving a bus, semi-trailer trucks and cars south of Edmonton, Alberta, sending about 300 injured travelers to hospitals on Thursday, officials said.

Endesa Chile is denying any wrongdoing in the death of thousands of shrimp that washed ashore in southern Chile.Local fishermen have blamed the country's leading electricity generator for the die-off that ...

Massive volcanic eruptions may have led to the extermination of half of Earth's species some 200 million years ago, a new study suggests.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Scientists studying small pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15 are working to glean new insights into the rare impact by a space rock.

Stories of survival often include extraordinary challenges, hardship, and a broader tragedy. But most of all, they inspire.

LONDON (AP) -- George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 89.

Although it's still chilly throughout much of the country, spring will soon turn up the heat.

A group of beekeepers and environmentalists announced today that they are suing the Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to curb the use of insecticides they say are decimating bee populations and putting our nation’s food supply in jeopardy.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Residents along the Red River in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., should prepare for one of the top five floods in their history, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

Call them “frankenfish,” but don’t look for genetically engineered salmon at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods.

By Henning Gloystein LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is grappling with a potential gas supply crisis as a late blast of winter depletes stored reserves, coal power plants close and pending maintenance in Norway threatens to further squeeze supply. The country risks running out of stored gas by April 8 based on the fall in its …

It's easy to tell a powerful and heart-rending story about the lack of clean water that afflicts millions of people.