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Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be saved.

A virus-like protein made by some tumors may be the culprit behind an enigmatic neurological syndrome in cancer patients.

A 5,500-year-old Neolithic tomb in Sweden contains the remains of at least 12 people, but many of their skulls and long bones are missing.

Medical instruments dating to the Roman era may be evidence of a "group practice" run by health care workers.

A newborn great white shark has been seen in the wild for the first time, and the discovery could help scientists finally solve a longstanding mystery about the threatened species.

Cities along the Atlantic coast — including New York, Boston, and Miami — are sinking into the ground.

A new study points to brain infection and inflammation as a possible explanation for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.

Scientists have uncovered a unique group of virus-like entities in the human gut and mouth.

Researchers in Morocco happened upon a trackway containing 85 well-preserved human footprints that are some of the oldest in the world.