See Saturn "split in half" by sunlight, sparkling sights near the Milky Way's black hole, the futuristic final plane to be tested in a dying wind tunnel, and more in the best new space pictures of the week.
Drastic drought conditions are killing iconic African animals and adding to political and ethnic tensions, according to relief workers who say Kenya is on the verge of disaster.
On the 143rd anniversary of H.G. Wells's birth, several of the writer's inventions—such as moving walkways and sliding doors—have become reality while others, like the time machine, remain science fiction.
Gilded masks, llama bones, and ceramic bowls are among the treasures found in a tomb that may have belonged to an elite male of the pre-Inca Moche culture of Peru, archaeologists announced.
Dozens of whales mysteriously come ashore in Argentina, one of the world's oldest synagogues is found in Israel, and protesters clash with water cannons in Germany in this week's best news photos.
Move over, T. rex, there's something leaner. A newfound dinosaur is nearly identical to the king of the Cretaceous—but a hundred times lighter and 40 million years older.
In 2007 comet Holmes swelled to become larger than the sun and sent fragments of itself flying, producing the largest known cometary outburst in history, astronomers say.
Why does Hierakonpolis, ancient Egypt's earliest city, contain tombs for baboons, elephants, cows, dogs, and cats? Archaeologists are uncovering answers.
Whether by "earth spirits," UFOs, or advertisers, crop circles have been spinning up speculation since the 1970s—and perhaps never more than now, thanks to Google.
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown's sequel to The Da Vinci Code, is a puzzle-packed fantasy. But its settings are real, and rife with history, science, and yes, symbols.
For the first time, a photographer has walked alongside Wyoming pronghorn on their annual treks, documenting the modern obstacles endangering the ancient migration.
