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A white orca is identified off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - believed to be the first white adult seen in the wild.

Current extinction rate projections may be overestimating the role of habitat loss on species, a study suggest... Writing in the journal Nature, they said present figures overestimated rates by up to 160%, and called for updated, more accurate calculations.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Baja California in northwestern Mexico on Sunday, shaking the ground at least as far as Los Angeles, California, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses reported.

Waterfalls are one of nature's most amazing wonders - found all over the world they've captivated man since the dawn of time. The most famous waterfalls are often the tallest or widest, but there are actually lots of types of waterfall, from cascade to plunge to horsetail - they are all amazing i...

In case you're planning to do some leaf peeping this weekend, here's a look at how and why the leaves turned all those vibrant colors.