A parasitic worm that can infect people's brains has been found throughout Florida, according to a new study.

A man in India suffered severe eye injuries after lighting a firecracker, according to a new case report.

An incredible video shows what Darwin's bark spiders can do.

Is there an unwanted add-in in your iced coffee?

Music agents take note: There's an extraordinary drummer in town with impeccable rhythm, but instead of using drumsticks, this master of the beat bangs around seed pods and sticks, a new study finds.

The skulls had been de-fleshed and carved soon after death.

Archaeologists have discovered round stone buildings, pillars and elaborate animal carvings at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. More recently, they have discovered carved human skulls that may have been part of rituals.

There may be no limit to how long humans can live, or at least no limit that anyone has found yet, contrary to a suggestion some scientists made last year, five new studies suggest.