Move over, Scotland. Bagpipes have been part of Iranian culture for the past two centuries, offering a unique sound that conveys both joy and sorrow.

European scientists have combined virtual reality with treadmills to allow users to "walk through" the ancient city as it looked before the devastating volcanic eruption.

The giant freshwater species, previously thought to be extinct in the wild, features in local legend as delivering a magic sword to defeat invaders in the 16th century.

After causing early stages of lightning in clouds, scientists say they're much closer to being able to control actual lightning bolts with lasers.

Researchers in Indonesia have discovered a rare frog species that has no lungs and instead gets all its oxygen through its skin.

See wind-swept Martian dunes, planes upturned by a tornado, Haitian food riots, Martin Luther King, Jr., remembered, and more.

Aggressive horses, scared pigs, and hyperactive dogs are some of the "patients" treated by Ida Brajkovic at Croatia's first center for animal psychiatry.

A girl born with two faces in India is a form of conjoined twin. Villagers are revering her as a reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.

A new dam in Laos might spell doom for the Mekong giant catfish, the world's largest freshwater fish, experts say.

Claude, an Asiatic black bear living in a Japanese zoo, has attracted attention for twirling sticks. The habit could be an act of boredom or play, experts say.

The largest freshwater fish ever caught, the Mekong giant catfish, could face extinction if a large dam is completed in Laos, experts say. Part six of an ongoing series on megafishes.

The Indonesian amphibian may have evolved to respire through its skin as an adaptation to its cold, fast-moving stream habitat, a new study says.

Proteins in the reptiles' blood have been shown to kill drug resistant bacteria and even to partially destroy the virus that causes AIDS, researchers announced.

See a striking image of blood on ice, the Golden Gate gone dark, a "young" supernova, a robotic ship on the edge of space, and more.

Nanotechnology scientists are working to generate electricity from raindrops. Could it be the ultimate form of clean energy?