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Houses, fortifications, pyramids and causeways were among the discoveries
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The best of the U.S. National Archive's #ArchivesBlackHistory
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Palaeontologists were first alerted to the fossil by a 10-year-old tourist
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Though it won't work for all species, <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitos seem to have a memory for near-death experiences
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A fine haze of ice particles transformed this landscape into an otherworldly scene
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The slab is covered in 70 foot prints and is one of the best collections of animal traces yet found
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The tools may suggest that humans dispersed from Africa earlier than previously believed. But not all experts agree
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Three of the Unesco World Heritage site's enigmatic glyphs were harmed, but authorities believe they can repair the damage
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In an act of protest, the London National Portrait Gallery work was damaged in 1914. It returns to mark 100 years of the Representation of the People Act
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She was buried in a cave in central Greece around 9,000 years ago
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Researchers test it out on a medieval epic to investigate whether the Battle of Clontarf was fought against the Vikings or was part of an Irish civil war
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The incident comes as airlines have implementing stricter rules for emotional support animals
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An interdisciplinary team of archaeologists and physicists came together to discover the purpose of the ancient bit of sharpened red ochre
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Conservationists hope the ban will help preserve the dwindling elephant populations
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Linguistic analysis indicates at least two of the most infamous letters were likely written by the same person—and that person was not the Ripper
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Though it's fun to hear an orca say "Hello" and "Amy," the new study could provide clues to how whale dialects change over time
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But medieval scholars are skeptical about this latest attempt to decipher the world's "most mysterious book"
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The creature reveals ancient connection between Africa, Europe, and Asia after the great Pangea broke apart
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South American observatory captures most detailed peek yet at Lupus Clouds stellar nursery
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The Berlin native returned to the city after the war and became renowned for playing the electric guitar
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