The great tsunami of 2004 was one of the worst disasters in history. Read our latest news stories and learn how tsunamis are generated, where they can strike, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Was Tutankhamun murdered? In an effort to solve that mystery and others, scientists CT-scanned the 3,000-year-old mummy of the ancient Egyptian king yesterday.

Shepherds on an island off Africa whistle to communicate across great distances. Their brains, a new study says, interpret the sounds just as if they were spoken words.

Giant tsunamis are more likely to hit the U.S. Pacific coast than to hit Asia, scientists say. Coastal residents may have only 15 minutes' warning.

No longer an exclusive asset for the upper classes, second-home ownership has exploded in recent decades, becoming an integral part of global tourism.

Get the basics on tsunamis: what they are, what causes them, how they can be avoided, and more.

The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. Find out what happened and how it was unleashed on millions of unsuspecting people.

Famous for their haggis and single-malt whiskies, Scots now have an appetite for deep-fried Mars bars and other bizarre, calorie-crammed foods, say worried public health experts.

Anthony Brandt continues his series on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804. Christmastime two hundred years ago the Corps of Discovery was wintering in present-day North Dakota, in constant contact with Indians.

In an interview, filmmaker Wes Anderson discusses his boyhood fascination with Jacques Cousteau, the inspiration behind his new movie, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.

Birding columnist Mathew Tekulsky "baits" a white-breasted nuthatch and watches—and photographs—the bird stashing the food in a hiding place.

Yes, the holidays bring millions of chopped-down trees and megawatts of flashing lights. But they don't have to be an environmentalist's worst nightmare.

For his action-adventure movie about plane-crash survivors stranded in Mongolia's Gobi, director John Moore needed a boundless, untouched desert. He found it in Namibia.

Experts debate the claims about that have helped make the Da Vinci Code movie a sensation before it even hits theaters

For the next few weeks sky-watchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the same nighttime sky. The planets won't be visible together to the naked eye again until 2016.