For centuries, the Chapel of All Saints in the Czech Republic has drawn visitors with a chandelier and other décor made from the bones of some 40,000 people.

On the anniversary of the massive blast, U.S. experts are calling for increased funding to protect Earth from destructive meteor strikes.

In another sign of markets gone askew, the number of Italians who prefer pizza has nearly halved since prices started shooting up two years ago. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

A 40,000-year-old human fossil with delicate toe bones from China suggests humans wore shores at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists say.

Footage released by human rights groups shows masked gunners opening fire on Makuxi Indians after the tribe tried to force a farming operation off a national Indian reserve. With video.

Flames licked at leaping Spaniards, twin galaxies came to light, riot police slept in the streets, a typhoon whipped up a stunning tableau, and more.

Whalers and conservationists consider backing off a 22-year-old international hunting moratorium in order to curb unregulated whaling that's in defiance of the ban.

By dissecting the cocoa bean genome, U.S. government scientists backed by a leading candy company aim to safeguard the world's chocolate supply—and possibly make it taste better.

As floodwaters subside in parts of the Midwest, residents along the Mississippi River are urged to defend themselves against another hazard: mosquitoes bearing West Nile virus.

As the Tao tribe of Taiwan celebrated the ritual launch of a newly carved fishing boat, there is concern nuclear waste could affect their catch.

DNA analysis of ancient Danish skeletons, including one with Arabian genes, suggests Scandinavians living 2,000 years ago were more diverse genetically than today, scientists say.

Nomadic cave people's 800-year-old fiber footwear, weapons, and other artifacts have been returned to Mexico after being seized in the U.S. and Canada.

In vibrant headdresses and robes, Inca descendants marked the Andean new year 5516 with prayers to Father Sun.

Voters were more likely to approve a school-funding initiative if they cast their ballot at a school, new research shows.

A tractor army, a harvest of rifles, Midwest floods, and a fleet of naked bicyclists helped flesh out summer solstice week.