Nearly 3,700 World War II shipwrecks lie submerged in the Pacific Ocean, some containing noxious cargo including oil, diesel, gasoline, chemicals, and even unexploded ordnance.

During a massive expedition to Vanuatu, scientists collected 600 different crab species. The international team of 153 experts gathered a total of nearly 10,000 different species of living organisms.

Anole lizards in Puerto Rico flex their muscles to communicate with other anoles in noisy environments, according to new research.

Using 21st century technology, an international group of scientists conducted an old-fashioned expedition on a little-studied South Pacific island in the Republic of Vanuatu. They collected 10,000 different species, 2,000 of which may be new to science.

An Egyptian mummy preserved with a pained facial expression could be Prince Pentewere, suspected of plotting the murder of his father, according to a new analysis.

Scientists are using infrared images to track potentially deadly patterns of heat in the Earth in and around active volcanoes. One aim: to save lives by predicting eruptions.

Newly discovered fossils of the oldest known swimming turtles show the reptiles first took to water some 165 million years ago, researchers say.

Archaeologists exploring King Herod's tomb complex near Jerusalem have uncovered rare Roman paintings and two stone coffins that could have contained the remains of Herod's sons.

Fossils suggest that much of Alaska was formed from a patchwork of small land chunks that collected against North America between 251 million and 60 million years ago.

The discovery of 420-million-year-old snail fossils adds to a growing body of evidence about Alaska's long-ago links to Eurasia

The gremlin-like pygmy tarsier, discovered during an expedition this summer, had not been seen alive since the 1920s.

Scientists are fitting bees with radio tracking tags, a technological breakthrough that may provide clues to the honeybee decline—and how to harness other bees to protect food supplies

The white sturgeon, North America's largest freshwater fish, has bounced back in the Fraser River thanks to an unprecedented volunteer effort including fishermen and aboriginal groups.

A bizarre-looking bird's social behavior affects seed dispersal and ecological health.

From cannibalistic trout to 14-foot stingrays—a series on gargantuan freshwater fishes has won the 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science award for online science journalism.