In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s.Video.
In underground passageways that snake underneath the French capital, nearly six million people who died of disease in the Middle Ages share a final resting place.
As the world celebrates Galileo's first telescope demonstration on August 25, 1609, take a trip through time with pictures of the telescope's evolution over the past 400 years.
When Galileo Galilei unveiled what would become known as a revolutionary stargazing tool in Venice on August 25, 1609, he was an obscure professor looking for a career boost, historians say.
It's not just a young Tom Cruise in tighty-whiteys that attracts some women to risky business—those with higher levels of the male sex hormone are more likely to take financial gambles, a new study says.
Five bodies found in Bolivia may be guerrilla soldiers killed four decades ago for their involvement with revolutionary leader Che Guevara, anthropologists claim. Video.
See a torch-bedecked bull, a rocket go out in a blaze of glory, a green roof get mowed, and more in our editor's picks of the week's best news pictures.
An ancient timber structure dug up near the River Thames might have helped people keep their feet dry as they ventured across soggy marshes in search of food, archaeologists say.
Hans Christian Orsted: If you've ever used a modern gadget, chances are you have this 19th-century Danish physicist to thank—and what better time than on his 232nd birthday?
Rich with marble and mosaics, a vast, newfound ruin near Rome is likely the 2,000-year-old birthplace of Emperor Vespasian, who commissioned the Colosseum, archaeologists say. Video.
An ancient bronze figure that was underwater for 2,000 years is offering new clues to how some marine creatures absorb metals to create hard shells, scientists say.
