An object that struck the high plains of Peru on Saturday, causing a mysterious illness among local residents, was a rare kind of meteorite, scientists announced today.
Natural formations or 5,000-year-old city ruins? Scientists are still divided over the origin of mysterious stone structures off the coast of Japan's Yonaguni Jima.
A bear, a beheaded caribou, a cigarette-smoking deity, and other wild wonders stalk our selection of winning pictures from the latest Banff Mountain Photography Competition.
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Images of the elusive Chinese mountain cat might help experts better understand the animal while increasing public awareness of its plight, researchers say.
A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, without taking a break for food or drink.
Salmon surrogates have created young that are 100 percent trout, researchers say. The technique could be used to produce species that are endangered or even extinct.
Tiger paw prints found in unprotected forests in western India suggest the animals are reclaiming their old territory, but some experts doubt the evidence.
