A team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues in southern Egypt at the mortuary temple of one of the most powerful pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday.

In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.

A German woman has failed in a bid to force her country's government to halt experiments at the world's largest atom smasher which she feared would lead to the Earth's destruction.

The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.

An all-star panel of researchers says it was the crash of a giant asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs.

The human gut is a virtual zoo, full of a wide variety of bacteria, a new study found. And scientists say that's a good thing.

NASA says the massive earthquake that rocked Chile on Saturday likely shifted Earth's axis and may have shortened the length of a day.

Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported Monday.

Researchers who mixed together bird flu and ordinary flu viruses created three extremely virulent new strains, a reminder that influenza viruses can swap genes to create dangerous offspring.

Research on the human brain will move into the fast lane now that scientists around the world have started sharing hundreds of images that detail connections in the brain, a London, Ont. researcher said Monday.