Wildlife conservationists in India have devised a humane way to prevent wild elephant attacks on settlements and crops -- building fences smeared with the world's hottest chili.

Exclusive new pictures show a 450-pound Mekong giant catfish. It's the only one caught this year—a bad sign, according to a scientist on the scene.

Pachyderm power budges a cyclone-shocked bus, a priceless map is found, CSI-style crime fighting goes to church, London burns, and more.

Rocky planets are forming—and occasionally colliding—around a nearby star, scientists say. The find suggests that Earthlike planets may be far more common than previously believed.

Vacuum, lawn mower—whatever you call it, Nigersaurus was bizarre. See a 500-tooth dinosaur whose secrets are coming to light.

The world's largest trout, overfished to near-extinction in most of its habitat, is still thriving in Mongolia's remote rivers.

The world's smallest bear and the only short-faced bear are among the 75 percent of bear species threatened with extinction, a new report says.

The temple, which includes colorful murals and an altar, dates back 4,000 years and is among the oldest sites discovered in the Americas, archaeologists say.

An eight-limbed girl, a celebration of skulls, and a monster hailstorm are among the world's most eye-opening images this week.

The Dutch island of Terschelling has a knack for attracting gifts from the sea. This time it's bananas from the Tropics.

The country's worst drought in a century has created a financial disaster for farmers, many of whom have already left their arid land.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has nothing on the leaning church of Suurhusen (other than, say, beauty and height), Guinness World Records announced.

As mining companies in South Africa dig to record depths to extract the remaining gold ore, many worry miners will be put increasingly at risk.

A new, likely endangered species of peccary—a member of the pig family—has been discovered in the southeastern rain forest of Brazil.

With nearly 80 percent of Belgium-size Tabasco state flooded, about half of its two million residents are suffering, according to reports.