Elizabeth Peterson

A man who spent nearly 43 years in solitary confinement in a U.S. prison could soon be set free.

A trip to the beach turned terrifying for two young people on Sunday (June 14) when each was attacked by a shark while wading in waist-deep water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina.

What's cuter than a baby deer? A baby deer you can hold in the palm of your hand, of course.

Ladies with low libido could soon get their own version of the "little blue pill," but this cure for what ails a woman's mojo might not work.

A stroll on the beach turned strange for two co-workers this week when they stumbled upon a giant (and newly deceased) deep-sea creature that had made its way ashore.

Here's what we know so far about the FBI's surveillance-ready aviation program.

One woman recently became the heroine of her own modern-day fairy tale after she was bitten by a dragon and lived to tell the tale.

The so-called Charlie Charlie Challenge is based on shaky science, but there are some real and powerful forces behind this parlor game, according to one expert.

A teenager in Italy recently beat some incredible odds when he survived for 42 minutes underwater, according to news reports.

One four-legged machine is making great leaps in the field of robotics.

One woman's snack break turned sour this week when she reached into a bag of grapes and felt the bite of a venomous black widow spider. But black widows aren't as horrifying as you might think.

A paralysis-inducing wasp, a color-changing toad and a bat with eerily long teeth — what do all of these critters have in common?

How much would you spend on a few strands of a dead man's hair?

A hoverboard rider recently soared into Guinness World Records after completing the furthest-ever flight on one of these futuristic, flying skateboards.

We recently reviewed nearly two dozen fitness trackers, sports watches, pedometers and smartphone apps to find the best devices for counting steps.

Millions of tiny spiders recently fell from the sky in Australia, alarming residents whose properties were covered with the creepy critters and mounds of their silky threads.

British explorer Robert Falcon Scott died just months after capturing these images of Antarctica's frozen shores.

Photographs taken by ill-fated explorer Robert Falcon Scott during his final trip to Antarctica are up for auction in London.

The Forerunner 620 tracks advanced metrics that serious runners will certainly find useful.

The Polar M400 is a GPS running and cycling watch that can be paired with a heart rate strap to track your pulse as you exercise.

The TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio is an affordable GPS watch, but it's missing some of the features you'll find on more expensive multisport watches.