The ESA's Jules Verne spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere, the Circinus galaxy appears in a composite image, and more in our weekly roundup of space photos.

A newly discovered predatory dinosaur with a birdlike breathing system may help scientists better understand the evolution of avian lungs.

Paul McCartney performs in Israel, a German jigsaw puzzle may be the world's largest, and more in our weekly roundup of culture photos.

From squid suckers fit for a horror flick to an undulating landscape of polymers, see some of the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.

Giant diamond discovered, Hurricane Ike victims return to ruins, and more in our roundup of the week's best news photos.

Pigs race and dive, a rescued lion is cremated, a giant fish is confiscated, and more in our weekly roundup of animal photos.

A supermassive black hole is revealed, two space shuttles occupy launch pads at Kennedy Space Center, and more in our weekly roundup of space photos.

Reef fish send out a scarlet luminescence that may allow them to communicate with other fish, scientists found.

Fans say goodbye to Yankee Stadium, North Korean gymnasts jump rope en masse, and more in our weekly roundup of culture photos.

The yellow-nosed reptile, discovered in the central Fiji Islands, is named after the Fijian word for "hello."

A skinny saw shark, a swell shark that looks like it swallowed a Frisbee, and a river shark are among the oddities that have surfacing in a new study.

Horses fight, Hurricane Ike stirs up a storm of memories, Baghdad turns red, painted soldiers celebrate, and more in the week's best news photos.

Light-emitting jellies, green shrimp, and other oddities are among the animals found by an Australian expedition that netted hundreds of new species.

Dramatic scenes of destruction along Texas' Bolivar Peninsula have many state officials reconsidering the risks of coastal development in low-lying beach towns.

Scientists discover a tiny "ant from Mars" in the Amazon, a one-horned rhino is recaptured, and more in our weekly update of animal photos.