Mysterious modern mummies draw tourists to a small Colombian village. Although scientists don't know how the corpses were preserved, some locals credit a spiny, berry-like fruit.

Egyptian Maus may descend from the first domesticated cats in the world. One woman is working to help save them.

The first known birth outside China of an extremely endangered South China tiger—there may be no more than 30 in the wild—draws both celebration and concern.

A veterinary clinic in Hong Kong gives pet cats acupuncture—using the traditional treatment in conjunction with standard western medical approaches.

Tibetan children and caged monkeys were among the subjects featured in winning shots from the 2007 Global Photography Contest.

AIDS could spread faster through China's general population now that sex has overtaken drug use as the chief means of contracting the virus that causes the disease, experts fear.

A new robot yelps when dental students drill too close to sensors that have been fitted where nerve endings would be.

In a find that may ease political and ethical concerns, two teams of scientists have made human skin cells take on many of the properties of embryonic stem cells.

Stem cells from cloned monkey embryos cause cautious optimism in scientists who say the advance may eventually lead to better human medical treatments.

More than 30,000 birds were killed by last weekend's Black Sea oil spill. Meanwhile California environmentalists are cleaning birds by hand after spilled oil there.

A Russian oil tanker broke apart in the northeastern Black Sea. The accident may become the worst environmental disaster to hit the region in years.

A South Korean house built to look like a toilet is no joke. Its owner aims to raise awareness about the importance of sanitation.

The commercial crocodile breeder in Australia behind the genetic mapping project says similar science has helped businesses dealing in cattle, sheep, and pigs.

Ribbons of oil spread through the San Francisco Bay this week, coating birds and other wildlife.

Poverty and tradition drive some Haitians to eat cakes of clay, salt, and butter. Nutritionists fight local beliefs about the dish's merits.