A dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over a centuries-old temple on the Cambodian border has created a political standoff that could turn violent.

The moon Phobos's battered surface is captured; the giant elliptical galaxy M87 shines, and more in our new weekly roundup of space news photos.

A typhoon crashes into a Chinese province; farmers slather sunblock on crops, and more in our new weekly roundup of nature news photos.

Shown curled up on a quarter, the newfound Barbados thread snake species is the world's smallest, biologists say.

Get a global view of the rare solar eclipse witnessed by a small fraction of humanity around the world on August 1.

Russians dance on the grave of an economic collapse, horses hit the water, Greece burns, and more of our favorite recent news photos.

As much of the world awaits August 1's total solar eclipse, get an eyeful of what can be expected—stunning shots of recent eclipses.

A baby panda parades its pinkness, a whale learns a new trick, and more in our new weekly gallery of animal news photos.

A chunk of ice has broken off the Canadian Arctic's largest ice remaining ice shelf, mirroring a trend of declining ice throughout the region, experts say.

Beijing cracks down on pollution, distant galaxies are revealed, and scientists track a quiet supernova explosion in this week's best space news.

A seaside stone that had been decorating a home owner's ornamental pond for 15 years might actually be an 80-million-year-old fossilized fish head, experts say.

Designed to hoist passenger planes into space, the first WhiteKnightTwo carrier plane rolled out for a champagne splash by billionaire Richard Branson.

A lucky penguin survives a long, strange trip; a strangely beautiful oil slick fouls the Mississippi; and more in our weekly roundup of nature news photos.

A guinea pig clotheshorse, an eye-opening eye, and a glittering galaxy are among the week's best news photos.

The total length of the underground calcite river is still unknown, though a recent expedition surveyed several thousand more feet of the odd formation in New Mexico Cave.