Prehistoric creepy crawlies--frozen in opaque amber for a hundred million years--have been brought back to (digital) life with a new x-ray technology. Several of the critters were added to a new online database.
Long before the industrial revolution, long before the conquistadors set foot in South America, ancient Americans were mining mercury, a new study says.
Isn't it amazing what some folks will do to get attention? Pig diving, pigeon racing, and greasy-pole climbing all make an appearance in this round-up of some of the weirdest competitions and record-breaking attempts from April.
The glittering "grills" of some hip-hop stars aren't exactly unprecedented. Sophisticated dentistry allowed Native Americans to add bling to their teeth as far back as 2,500 years ago, a new study says.
Flies that inject eggs into fire ants are being used to fight the invasive ants. The larvae grow inside the ants' heads, appear to control the ants' behavior, then "hatch" from the now empty skulls.
See a kangaroo with an arrow through its head, glowing paper lanterns in Indonesia, and an exceptionally lucky clover breeder in this week's best news photos.
Dogs, cats, monkeys, worms, fish--they've all been made to glow in the dark, thanks to one jellyfish and a whole lot of research. In this photo round-up of glowing animals (and the odd plant), see what science has done with a few fluorescent proteins.
A pristine stretch of Indonesian coast has gone to the birds—the endangered maleo, which needs the habitat to lay its eggs, conservationists announced.
A large solar storm rages, a cluster of monster galaxies are found, and scientists prepare Hubble for deeper glimpses into the universe in this week's best space pictures.
One year after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the mountainous Sichuan Province, killing 90,000 and leaving 5 million homeless, residents are starting to pick up the pieces.
The longest-running Hubble Space Telescope camera has snapped its parting shot: the remains of a giant red star. But a next-generation camera is sure to take additional "amazing" photos of the cosmos, NASA officials say.
