The European eel's migration to the Sargasso Sea to spawn is one of nature's great unsolved mysteries. For thousands of years, biologists have puzzled over exactly where they go and what they do after leaving our rivers.

A man using a metal detector in a rural English field has uncovered the largest Anglo-Saxon gold hoard ever found -- an "unprecedented" treasure that sheds new light on history, archaeologists said

WASHINGTON -- New satellite information shows that ice sheets in Greenland and western Antarctica continue to shrink faster than scientists thought and in some places are already in runaway melt mode. British scientists for the first time calculated change

Fifteen women were among the 45 candidates who have qualified in the preliminary test for the country's second batch of astronauts selection completed yesterday, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing a researcher with the China Academy of Space Technology.

A team of scientists has uncovered the true structure of the Milky Way using infrared technology. The researchers were able to draw a complete map of the galaxy's unique spiral arms, confirming that there are four of the structures.

Exactly 200 years after the birth of Louis Braille, the system he invented to enable blind people to read and write has entered the electronic age.

Some marine bacteria produce hydrogen sulphide, which is toxic to animals. Scientists have now discovered that bacteria also protect marine animals from this toxic gas.

An Italian architect, Francesco Stella, has won a design competition to build a replica of the palace that once stood in the heart of Berlin at a cost of more than half a billion euros. From his office in Vicenza, Stella declared himself "very, very satis

Almost 70 years ago, anti-Semitic rioters wreaked orchestrated nationwide havoc on their Jewish neighbors in Germany, wrecking and torching thousands of synagogues, private businesses and homes.

Archeologists have uncovered Martin Luther's household waste, including beer mugs, toy marbles and a child's crossbow. The find is being shown in a new exhibition that casts the religious reformer's private life in a new light.