Christie's Paris is auctioning off trilobites and meteorites this week—but the star item will be a rare Triceratops skeleton expected to fetch over $700,000 (U.S.).
A group of Masai warriors running in full traditional dress competed in the London Marathon to raise funds for water projects in their drought-stricken African homeland.
Some chimps in Senegal use spears to hunt mammals, a discovery that rocked primatology. Now scientists believe the behavior may offer insights into our ancestors.
Aggressive horses, scared pigs, and hyperactive dogs are some of the "patients" treated by Ida Brajkovic at Croatia's first center for animal psychiatry.
Rare, short-snouted seahorses have been spotted in London's once-polluted River Thames, suggesting that efforts to clean up the river have paid off, conservationists said.
Claude, an Asiatic black bear living in a Japanese zoo, has attracted attention for twirling sticks. The habit could be an act of boredom or play, experts say.
South Korea's first astronaut, a woman named Yi So-yeon, and two cosmonauts took off in a Russian spacecraft for the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Fire destroyed the historic Quebec City Armory Friday night. The building contained what is believed to have been the largest suspended wood ceiling in Canada.
