Found high on a mountain, fossils of the 200-pound creature are revealing insights into mammal evolution and the geography of ancient South America.

The first footage of the endangered Mongolian long-eared jerboa in its natural habitat—the Gobi Desert—could help save the endangered mouse relative by bringing attention to it.

A bio-gas plant in an Indian town generates 3,000 watts of electricity a day—from human waste.

At nearly $800 per kilo, saffron is the world's most expensive spice. More than 150 purple flowers go into each gram of the deep-red saffron strands.

A 9-foot-long (274-centimeter-long) spitting cobra—also the most venomous of the cobras—has been identified in Kenya, experts say.

The tropical jewel wasp injects a venom into the cockroach brain that disables the victim's motivation to escape, scientists have found.

Carved into Iranian mountains, the village of Kandovan may be more than 700 years old. The energy-efficient homes draw tourists from around the world.

Electrical charges cause a chemical reaction that spurs growth in ailing coral.

Young chimps beat humans and even college students in a series of cognitive tests to measure short-term memory.

A dinosaur mummy found in North Dakota reveals astonishing new information about the size of the reptiles, their skin, and how quickly they moved.

A veterinary clinic in Hong Kong gives pet cats acupuncture—using the traditional treatment in conjunction with standard western medical approaches.

The intricately carved vase is giving experts a glimpse into ancient rituals that included food offerings, chocolate enemas, and hallucinations induced by vomiting.

Scientists have announced the discovery of a "mummy" dinosaur, nicknamed Dakota, with much of its skin still intact.

A mostly intact 67-million-old dinosaur has been found that is already rewriting theories of how dinos moved and what they looked like, scientists say.

Hubble snaps a "holiday" galaxy, a diver encounters a massive whale shark, smuggled gorillas are returned to Africa, and more.