Even with 28 million insect specimens in their collection, experts at London's Natural History Museum haven't found a match for a bug in their own backyard.

A new fracture in the Antarctic Peninsula's Wilkins ice shelf may signal the upcoming collapse of the entire shelf, new satellite images show.

An ancient city carved from rock, Chinese mini-fortresses, and a cliff-top monastery are among the 27 new sites added to the UN's World Heritage list in 2008.

The newfound starburst galaxy dubbed "Baby Boom" can churn out a startling 4,000 new stars a year, compared to our Milky Way's mere ten, scientists say.

Exploding lava, a rare glacier collapse, a pole-vaulting bullfighter, and a newborn panda are among the stars of this week's extreme images.

Fossil-filled cliffs in Canada, wetlands in Kazakhstan, and coral lagoons in the South Pacific are among the eight natural wonders named as new World Heritage sites in 2008.

A new view of a supernova "gumball," the California fires as seen from above, and a vivid rocket launch are part of this week's roundup of eye-catching space images.

A beach full of red balloons, a new Argo setting sail, and a U.S. flag lit up by lightning are among this week's most colorful events.

Wig curlers and fragments of a tea service were among the half a million artifacts found at the childhood home of America's first president.

A well-preserved settlement near the temple of Edfu provides rare glimpses into the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians.

Flames licked at leaping Spaniards, twin galaxies came to light, riot police slept in the streets, a typhoon whipped up a stunning tableau, and more.

You can't judge a bird family by its feathers, a new study shows. See which strange pairs are actually close cousins--and which lookalikes are nearly unrelated.

Thousands of pets, pigs, deer, and other animals were left stranded or worse by floodwaters that rose to rooftops in some areas of the U.S. Midwest.

When attacked, eleven species of African frogs pierce their own skin with toe bones to sprout makeshift claws, a new study reveals.

Typhoon Fengshen battered the island nation over the weekend, capsizing a packed ferry boat and putting three provinces in a state of calamity, officials say.