 | Animal smugglers are suspected in the disappearance of the seven white alligators that can fetch nearly ten thousand U.S. dollars each in black-market tra |
Alien Iguanas Fall From Florida Trees During Cold Snap
 | "Their bodies shut off, and they lose their grip on the tree, and they start falling," a Miami zoo official said of the non-native reptiles. |
Video: Ecuador Volcano Rumbling
 | In a spectacular show of fire and smoke, Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is forcing the evacuation of 1,000 nearby villagers. |
Three New Salamanders Found in Remote Cloud Forests
 | Previously unknown amphibians have been discovered during expeditions to a remote region of Costa Rica, scientists have announced. |
Video: Albino Alligators Stolen
 | Seven rare albino alligators recently disappeared from a Brazilian zoo. Authorities suspect smugglers stole the reptiles, which are valued at more than $9,000 each. |
Aztec Pyramid, Elite Graves Unearthed in Mexico City
 | A newly discovered structure believed to be an 800-year-old pyramid could solve "one of the underexplored mysteries of the Aztec," experts say. |
Week in Photos: Weird White Dwarf, WWII Bomb, and More
 | Quebec City celebrates 400th anniversary, Chile volcano erupts, Kenya reels under violence, Brazilians honor sea goddess, and more. |
Bone Ice Skates Invented by Ancient Finns, Study Says
 | People living thousands of years ago in what is now Finland invented ice-skating not for fun but for survival, computer simulations suggest. |
War-Hero Pigeons' Possible Ancestors on Auction Block
| Pigeon portraits from the collection of a World War II-era breeder are up for sale this month in London. |
Video: Buddhism Rebounds in Mongolia
 | After decades of persecution that began under Stalinist rule in the 1930s, Buddhism and monasteries are now on the rebound in Mongolia. |
Animals
- Bone Ice Skates Invented by Ancient Finns, Study Says
- Aztec Pyramid, Elite Graves Unearthed in Mexico City
- Top 10 Dinosaur and Fossil Finds of 2007
- Crustacean "Swarm" Destroying Small Hiroshima Island
- Warming Autumns May Hinder Plants' Climate-Cooling Role
- Arctic Warming Faster Above Ground Level, Study Finds
- Judas Was "Demon" After All, New Gospel Reading Claims
- African Slaves Brought First Rice Riches to U.S.?
- Dino Black Market Fuels Peasant-Police Combat in China
- Newborn Planet Found Orbiting Young Star
- Mistletoe "Keystone" to Forest Health, Scientists Say
- Small Asteroid Caused Mysterious 1908 Blast, Study Says
- "Hobbits" May Have Been Genetic Mutants
- Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over
- AIDS Virus Traveled to Haiti, Then U.S., Study Says
- "Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax
- Poop Vanilla, Endless Soup Among 2007 Ig Nobels
- "Super Suckers" Slurp Invasive Algae Off Reefs
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