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These Patients Struggle With Runaway Bones. Finally There’s Hope.

STELLA RAINE CHU

F.O.P., a rare genetic condition, causes uncontrolled explosions of bone. New drugs may slow or halt the process.

That Mummy for Sale on Facebook Could Make You Ill

FRANZ LIDZ

Experts warn that online black markets for mummified remains could pose health risks.

COP17 Biodiversity Talks in Yerevan, Armenia

CATRIN EINHORN

Countries renewed their promises to protect wildlife at U.N. talks in Armenia, but how to cover the costs remains a question.

These tattoos can magically' disappear—here’s how they work

How handy would it be if you could make your tattoos invisible for a job interview in the morning and reveal them again for a party in the evening?

These Snakes Cartwheel Out of Dangerous Situations

K. R. CALLAWAY

To escape predators, dwarf reed snakes trade slithering for rolling to safety.

Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101

MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD

The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays — the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops — has died at 101.

Swarms of Butterflies Land at New York’s Natural History Museum

ZOË LESCAZE

The cartoonist Peter Kuper has filled a corridor with drawings of monarchs, depicting the beauty of the annual mass migration to Mexican forests — as well as its perils.