The recent history of the se turtles is one of constant setbacks, as most of the seven species that return to Mexico each year to reproduce have either steadily dwindled in numbers or hovered near

China will conduct its nationwide survey to learn the extent of an AIDS epidemic stemming from the sale of blood, demanding that local govenments find nd tet every person who has sold blood,

General Motors, the world's largest automaker, said that it planned to assemble gasoline-electric buses in China with Shanghai Automotive Industry, responding to a government push to develop more

For the first time, Southeast Asian governments will undertake joint action against the region's booming illegal wildlife trade, according to a draft of a ministerial statement to be adopted.

British and US regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool as the health agencies for both countries sought over the weekend to clarify how the problems

When British health regulators suspended operations at a factory of the Chiron Corp., the world's second largest manufacturer of influenza vaccines, they did more than disrupt immunisation plans in

Some are smokers. Some drink too much. Some admit they love red meat. But virtually all shoppers in Geneva at the Mirgis Supermarket on the bustling Rue des Paquis are united in avoiding risk they

The lifting of a global ban on the hunting of rare black rhinos moved closer to approval even though some conservationists say the rhinos are still endangered. Delegates from the 166 countries that

Top executives at Ford Motor have privately endorsed an aggressive goal of reining in global warming emissions from the automaker's vehicles by 2030. Ford thus joins companies like BP and Toyota in

Tighter rules on trading in marine life and looser ones of ivory were among the topics up for debate as delegates from around the world met for talks on changing an international treaty on wildlife