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See natural treasures to be protected in three new marine monuments announced by U.S. President Bush—world's largest land crab, giant coral, and more.

The first infrared panorama of the Milky Way's center has revealed a previously unknown population of massive stars scattered across the turbulent zone around our galaxy's core.

Saturn's true colors, baby blue stars, and an anniversary on Mars are among the week's best space images.

The designation of nearly 200,000 square miles of pristine waters as marine monuments, including the deepest place on Earth, will be a "savings account" for the future, one conservationist says.

Asteroid debris around the remains of dead stars once like our sun show chemical signatures similar to the makeup of our solar system's terrestrial worlds, according to a new study.

Darwin missed a species; stethoscope hears sound of silence; nixing mosquitoes naturally.

Geologists in Hungary have been exploring a newfound underground lake beneath the capital, Budapest. The lake system is believed to extend 25 miles (40 kilometers).

The little-known reptile from the Galapagos fills a crucial gap in the evolution of land iguanas, scientists say. But its future may not be as rosy.

A Texas-size asteroid may have sparked a U.S.-size landslide on ancient Mars, says a new study that hints at the origin of a mysterious red planet region.

The discovery of microscopic diamonds in 12,900-year-old soil supports the controversial idea that comet swarms caused a die-off of ice age mammals, a new study says.

A strike off Long Island may have sparked a tsunami that today would flood lower Manhattan, says a new study based on the discovery of telltale rocks.

Complete with canons and jars of olive oil, an 18th-century Spanish ship has been found at a Buenos Aires, Argentina, construction site.

Air New Zealand says a test flight Tuesday was the first commercial-jet journey to use a fuel that is equal parts biofuel and standard jet fuel.

See the National Geographic Digital Media photo editors' favorite photos from National Geographic News's 2008 "Week in Photos" galleries.

Just one second tacked on to the world's clocks in 2008 may create problems for systems dependent on time, such as navigation systems and stock exchanges.

National Geographic News asked six science bloggers to each choose the most important, most overlooked, and strangest stories of 2008.

The famous national park was jostled by more than 250 small, unusual earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists are watching closely to see whether severe volcanic activity is imminent.

Robots became more and more human-like in the past year, which saw the debuts of "emotional" robots, robot bartenders, robot swarms, and more.

In the country of Georgia each new year, handcrafted, decorated trees sprout around the capital, Tbilisi, as emblems of prosperity and happiness.

The big cats originated in Africa or Asia, not North America as previously thought, according to a new study on a two-million-year-old skull.