Microchip-implanted penguins in Argentina are helping scientists by just doing what comes naturally on the birds' favorite "highway" to the sea.

Two bronzes, which disappeared from a Chinese palace in 1860, sold at an auction of the late fashion designer's possessions for U.S. $36 million, despite pleas to halt the sale.

Spotters have recorded more than 470 great white shark sightings in five years at South Africa's False Bay beaches. Thanks in part to the spotters' alerts, there have been no related fatalities.

For the first time, a live Pacific barreleye fish—complete with transparent head—has been caught on video. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome.

The Peruvian Paso horse has three unique gaits and three feet on the ground at all times, resulting in an unusual ride.

Mastiff dogs are becoming increasingly popular in Spain to protect cattle from a growing wolf population.

Alarmed by the animals' cries, local residents rescued three dolphins that had been trapped by encroaching sea ice for nearly five days in Newfoundland, Canada.

After the recent chimp attack in Connecticut, a Florida sanctuary's work is more pertinent than ever. The facility treats pet primates that have been abused or abandoned.

A new virtual body double shows a person's muscles in action while exercising. The technology could aid rehabilitation after injuries or surgeries.

More than a thousand snake charmers in India protested a law that they say prevents them from carrying out a generations-old tradition of performing with cobras.

After having been bitten severely by a shark, a dolphin was rescued Monday off Australia. He has undergone surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.

NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos say debris from the high-impact satellite collision this week poses no real threat to the International Space Station.

Archaeologists digging at the site of George Washington's early home have discovered clues about the boyhood of the first U.S. President.

During Australia's recent deadly fires, firefighters came upon a burned and dazed female koala—now nicknamed Sam—which eagerly gulped the water they offered.

Archaeologists in Mexico City have discovered a mass grave of what may have been the last warriors to resist conquistador Hernán Cortés, who took the Aztec capital in 1521.