People born with an insensitivity to pain could help researchers understand how pain works and one day develop new painkillers with fewer side effects.

Looking like a fanged flying squirrel, the newfound mammal species glided 70 million years before any other, and maybe even before birds, a new study says.

Let's see David Blaine do this. Watch a slippery cephalopod show why its kind are among the great escape artists of the deep.

Animal DNA is being used as hard evidence in a growing number of "CSI"-type cases to catch criminals of all stripes, from killers to cattle rustlers.

Furry crabs, heat-resistant shrimps, and a giant species of lobster are among this year's top discoveries from the Census of Marine Life ocean survey.

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Gene Simmons, eat your heart out. A newfound bat's tongue can stretch to one and a half times the length of its body, and now scientists think they know why.

Archaeologists in England have uncovered a treasure trove of Roman artifacts, including a 1,700-year-old "curse tablet" that asks for divine vengeance for a stolen cloak.

Take a trip to the butcher's with a local party host and witness her guests' reactions to kutti pi—a dish made from unborn animals.

A massive 2,000-year-old ship discovered off the coast of Spain sank with a cargo of foul-smelling fish sauce highly prized by ancient Romans, archaeologists report.

This week: Neandertal DNA rebuilt, robot heals itself, lizards evolve in a flash, panda gets "porn," Saturn hurricane is nearly as wide as Earth, and more.

An animal center in New Zealand had to design unique footwear when a newly arrived flock of little penguins began to develop calluses on their feet.

It's not a hoax, researchers say. Five adult siblings in Turkey can walk only on all fours and may shed light on our apelike ancestors, scientists say. Originally published March 8.

Officials are hoping that showing a male giant panda some "instructional videos" will inspire successful mating attempts.

An ox-like creature called the kouprey has been a national symbol in Cambodia for decades—but a team of researchers says it probably was never a unique species at all.