See the "elbowed," "elephant eared" Magnapinna squid filmed by an oil company submersible--plus pictures from a 2001 Hawaii sighting.

Wildlife smugglers transporting more than a thousand pounds of reptiles—including king cobras and Burmese pythons—to Vietnam were intercepted by a Cambodian wildlife-rescue team.

At an extremely deep oil-drilling site, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid. With video.

An Egyptian mummy preserved with a pained facial expression could be Prince Pentewere, suspected of plotting the murder of his father, according to a new analysis.

Smuggled puppies, raging fires, a Sistine ceiling, and more in the week's best news photos.

Scientists are one step closer to creating a Harry Potter-like invisibility cloak. But when we'll be able to hide under the high-tech garments is a matter of "will and money," experts say.

Seized during a Malaysian raid, the owls shocked wildlife-trade monitors. The sizes of this and another November seizure point to organized crime, experts say.

Greater sac-winged bats turn up the bass to intimidate rivals and attract females, a new study shows. With audio.

A mother, father, and two boys were buried facing each other, perhaps "to tell us that these people belong together," one scientist said.

New "robo legs" make walking and climbing stairs easier. "I felt like I had springs in my legs," said a reporter who had tested the high-tech apparatus.

A NASA orbiter has captured a "unique brand" of aurora that lights up much of Saturn's north pole region.

Aztec dance, a World War II reenactment, tragedy in Haiti, and more in the week's best news photos.

When male fiddler crabs lose their single, gigantic claw, the crustaceans regrow a flimsy replacement that looks just as strong as the first.

Hurricane Paloma pummels Cuba, Saharan sands take flight, new stars are born, and more make up this week's best space photos.

At an annual festival this past weekend Bolivians brought skulls of dead relatives to be blessed and celebrated.