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.

Equipped with buttons, gadgets, and widgets, Japan's hi-tech toilets can baffle the uninitiated.

By dissecting the cocoa bean genome, U.S. government scientists backed by a leading candy company aim to safeguard the world's chocolate supply—and possibly make it taste better.

A shape-shifting skyscraper may someday energize the Dubai skyline with its revolving floors and environmentally friendly, electricity-generating wind turbines.

Extreme droughts and downpours allowed two diseases to converge and wipe out large numbers of African lions in 1994 and 2001, a new study says.

The ancestors of the first four-legged land animals already showed signs of the group's trademark diversity, suggests a new fossil reconstruction of a transition species.

A huge impact basin in the red planet's northern hemisphere could explain why the crust there is so much thinner than crust in the south, three new papers report.

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

DNA analysis of ancient Danish skeletons, including one with Arabian genes, suggests Scandinavians living 2,000 years ago were more diverse genetically than today, scientists say.

A substance called (E)-BCP that is a major component in cannabis essential oils could help combat inflammation without affecting the brain, a new study says.

A real-life solar eclipse has been "discovered" in Homer's epic, according to scientists who used clues from the poem and a simulation of ancient skies.

Voters were more likely to approve a school-funding initiative if they cast their ballot at a school, new research shows.

It's a first. "Perfect evidence" of water ice—a key ingredient for life—has been found on Mars, NASA says.

U.K. scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes to be resistant to malaria, which kills millions annually. But some experts fear these supermosquitoes would upset the ecosystem.

Early today NASA launched its new satellite, Jason 2, which will monitor how ocean masses move in an effort to understand climate change's effects.