An eight-armed creature that looked more like a modern party favor than a living animal colonized a large section of the world’s oceans over 300 million years before the first dinosaurs emerged, suggests a new...

Commissioner Bud Selig changed a key rule for World Series Game 5, and many players didn’t know it.

For the first time, astronomers think that they’ve found evidence of an alien solar system around a star close enough to Earth to be visible to the naked eye

Native Australian David Sheppard summons the oft-quoted backpacker’s mantra, “take only photographs, leave only footprints,” as he reflects on the fragility — and relatively newfound fame — of the eight natural wonders recently added to...

The music world is shocked by the violent deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother.The bodies were discovered by Jennifer’s cousin, who lived nearby.

Just like the “Seinfeld” episode where George wanted everyone to call him “T-Bone,” Beyonce Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name.

Imagine if your belly always looked as good as it does when you turn sideways in the mirror and suck it in. Ab exercises can help, but 5—or even 50—minutes of crunches won’t do any good if you’re letting it all hang out for the...

Weight loss starts with shopping. Taking control of what you eat begins with taking control of what you buy. Every time you toss a low-calorie food into the cart, you’re taking responsibility for losing weight—even before you sit down to a...

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt already have six children, but that’s not stopping the couple from looking ahead to another addition to the family.

A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world’s longest insect, British scientists said...