Some parasitic worms spread by transforming their ant hosts into "berries" that attract foraging birds, according to a new study.

A new image released by the MESSENGER mission shows for the first time the hemisphere of the innermost planet that human eyes have not seen before.

See the world's largest known rodent—and the prehistoric beast's closest living cousin.

A ferocious-looking British dino followed a fish diet, says a new study that compared the beast's skull with that of a modern croc.

From sipping tea on Everest to tracking the Abominable Snowman, the indomitable New Zealander lived a truly picturesque life.

German zoo plans to hand-rear polar bear cub, Chinese celebrate annual ice festival, broken levee floods 300 homes in Nevada, and more.

Severe winter weather in Afghanistan, India, Iran, and several Central Asian countries has killed nearly a hundred people and isolated communities from major cities.

A new image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A offers the best view yet of the effects of an active supermassive black hole.

"Weird" hazy objects found close to a neighboring galaxy are clusters of bright young stars that mysteriously formed "in the middle of nowhere," astronomers say.

To ease the burden of its exploding population, Egypt is reclaiming millions of acres of the Sahara and converting them into farms and fields

See the newfound species—one with a bold streak, one with a "ballistic" tongue, and one no longer than a fingernail.

Quebec City celebrates 400th anniversary, Chile volcano erupts, Kenya reels under violence, Brazilians honor sea goddess, and more.

First a python eats an alligator (and explodes), then another swallows a pregnant sheep (but not for long), and yet another ingests an electric blanket. Now this.

A chemical trick has triggered a co-evolutionary arms race between parasitic Alcon blue butterflies and Myrmica rubra ants in Denmark, a new study says.

The third anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami is observed, China unveils its first homemade commercial jet, Bavarian "monsters" celebrate Christmas, and more.