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• WEEK IN PHOTOS: Texas Sinkhole, Myanmar Cyclone, More
See a supercell light up the Texas sky, U.S. Marines braving a sandstorm in Afghanistan, the Olympic torch reach the top of Mount Everest, and more.

• Livestock, Pets Left Behind As Chile Volcano Fears Loom
Tens of thousands of animals are trapped in an ash-covered region of southern Chile after their owners have been forced to flee the still-active volcano.

• Spain Files Suit for $500 Million Shipwreck Treasure
Spain says it has proof that the treasure—retrieved by a Florida salvage company from a secret location last year—is from a warship that sank in 1804.

• 1,000 Ancient Tombs, Unique Remains Found in Colombia
Among the unusual finds are a possible victim of human sacrifice and a skeleton with curiously curved bones, anthropologists report.

• VIDEO: Monks Join Cyclone Cleanup
Buddhist monks and Myanmar (Burma) government workers began cleaning the cyclone-struck city of Yangon (Rangoon). But the situation remains grim in the country's delta region. Warning: graphic imagery.

• VIDEO: Chimp Memory Beats Humans'
Watch young chimpanzees beat Japanese college students in a short-term-memory test by a wide margin—raising questions about primate intelligence and evolution.

• PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
The massive burial site contains a treasure trove of artifacts and information about two little-known South American civilizations, experts said.

• Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed
People living in the earliest known settlement in the Americas relied partly on seaweed, bolstering the theory that the New World was settled via a coastal route, a new study says.

• Once Lush Sahara Dried Up Over Millennia, Study Says
The grassy prehistoric Sahara turned to desert more slowly than previously thought, a new report says—and some say global warming may turn the desert green once again.

• VIEW FROM SPACE: Before and After the Cyclone
See how Cyclone Nargis changed the landscape of the Irrawaddy River delta, where massive floods killed tens of thousands.