A nine-bead necklace discovered in Peru is the oldest known gold artifact in the Americas, according to archaeologists.

A 12-foot-tall (3.6-meter-tall) colossus of Queen Tiye—the influential main wife of noted pharaoh Amenhotep III—has been unearthed at a sprawling temple complex in Luxor.

"It's ghostly. It's magic, " said an expert who heard the 1860 French recording of a human voice. The audio predates Edison's recording by 17 years.

Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday.

A temple thought to have once housed idols and mummies has been unearthed near an ancient Inca site in Cusco, Peru, scientists say.

Learn about the origin of April Fools' Day—a yearly ritual for pranksters to try out their best jokes—and how reality-based humor may get the last laugh.

A newly discovered French recording from 1860 is believed to predate the oldest known recordings of Thomas Edison.

See a giant squid glossily preserved, the world's tallest man getting a break, northern lights glowing green over the Arctic, and more.

Scientists have found genetic evidence that Crusaders contributed DNA to the Christian population of Lebanon, while the expansion of Islam left traces in the country's Muslim groups.

A dying language in Siberia shares its mother tongue with dozens of Native American languages, according to a new linguistic analysis.

Manga, the Japanese style of comic books, has been used to create a new interpretation of the Bible.

The official's arrest in connection to the 2007 slayings of rare mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo marks a crucial step in their conservation, experts said.

An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the December 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers.

At a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, the torch was lit for the start of an 85,000-mile (137,000-kilometer) journey to Beijing, China, for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A 70-year-old tortoise gives birth, a sandstorm blankets Beijing, Indians celebrate spring in living color, and more.