Some icebergs can "sing," scientists report. But hold your iPod—the sound is more like horror film screeching than Bing Crosby crooning.

The licorice-flavored seeds of the star anise fruit may now be a major weapon against global influenza.

A controversial study suggests that continents formed—and conditions for life arose—much earlier than was previously thought.

Since 1726 people in the Virgin Islands have observed Hurricane Thanksgiving Day, a celebration for having survived another hurricane season.

A laboratory mix-up last month underscored misunderstandings about avian influenza, spurring a new look at "bird flu": What is it, and why is it so dangerous?

A sapling germinated from a 2,000-year-old date palm seed is thriving, according to Israeli researchers who are cultivating the historic plant.

Global warming threatens to leave a billion people high and dry as mountain runoffs decline, says a team of U.S. climate scientists.

Can drinking your own urine improve your health? Meet a Native American healer who advocates "urine therapy" and the patients who take his unusual cure.

Skinned corpses arranged in eye-popping poses are stirring criticism in the usually unflappable Apple.

Environmental degradation around the world is creating a new category of people known as "environmental refugees," a UN group says, and their ranks are steadily growing.

Researchers have found fossil evidence of ancient grasses in what might seem an unlikely location: fossilized dinosaur dung.

Shining in flat-screen TVs, brake lights, and other electronics, high-efficient LEDs are hot things in high tech. But nature has had their like for millions of years, a new study says.

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe was the gruesome scene of a royal massacre in the ancient city of Cancuén, one of the richest cities in the Maya empire.

Global warming may give caterpillars a break from their natural enemies, freeing the caterpillars to devour crops and forests, scientists say.

Vegetable-oil-fueled cars may be one step closer to common. With demand for "biodiesel" soaring, scientists have announced a breakthrough that may drive down prices.