Deep in Antarctica's murky waters, scientists have found new, bizarre creatures that grow to abnormally large sizes.

Six new denizens of the deep—from crustacean-crushers to pale and fleshy-lipped eelpouts—were found recently in oceans off Antarctica.

A new monkey debuted in a London "rain forest," a beagle bounded to glory in New York, Japanese children huddled in igloos, and more.

Two new species of two-legged carnivores were recently unveiled: one that hunted like a shark and another that may have eaten like a hyena, researchers say.

The distant galaxy, called A1689-zD1, is photographed forming about 13 billion years ago, not long after the formation of the first galaxies.

In a first, lowland gorillas have been seen mating face-to-face. And it's not the first time the female, nicknamed Princess Leah, has made history.

See the dig and the artifacts that are rewriting the story of Stone Age Egypt.

The sparrow-size reptile that glided through forests 120 million years ago may have been an ancestor of larger pterosaurs, experts say.

South Korean Police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to the 610-year-old Namdaemun gate, the country's top cultural treasure.

Check out a selection of 2007's most compelling news pictures, recently announced by World Press Photo.

See the solar system's tallest mountain in blazing color, a "distressing" whaling photo, a potential heir to the Concorde, and more.

A hundred years older than the first known European oil paintings, the newfound Afghan artworks were discovered where the Taliban destroyed giant Buddhas.

Killing a reported 48 people, scores of tornadoes strafed Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

The isolated body, likely remains of other galaxies, is surrounded by enormous amounts of dark matter usually found in groups of tens or hundreds of galaxies.

Animal sacrifice, food fights, surgically altered showgirls—see the surprising ways Mardi Gras is being marked around the world.