Skywatchers across the world witnessed a rare celestial trifecta Monday night as Venus and Jupiter joined a thin crescent moon to form a giant grin.

Global warming may not be causing the proliferation of the deadly chytrid fungus, which threatens frog and toad species around the world.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered an Inca mummy and artifacts, including gold jewelry, near the ancient mountain citadel of Machu Picchu.

Data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that the geysers on the south pole of Enceladus are gushing out from vents that are each about the size of a professional sports stadium.

Prehistoric turtle fossils discovered in China without fully formed shells may be the missing link that shows how the modern-day reptiles got their distinctive hard backs, experts say.

A new radar-like survey technique that "strips" vegetation away to create images of the bare Earth is bound to find even more impact craters hidden worldwide, experts say.

During a massive expedition to Vanuatu, scientists collected 600 different crab species. The international team of 153 experts gathered a total of nearly 10,000 different species of living organisms.

Though usually harmful, hurricanes also strengthen bat populations by literally picking up the animals and redistributing them in other islands, a Caribbean study shows.

Scientists searching the depths of the ocean for undiscovered marine life off the coast of Maine get help from a well-equipped robot.