Genome researchers have identified more than 700 regions in human DNA where apparently strong selection has occurred, driving the spread of genes linked to traits from bone structure to skin color.
It's not a hoax, researchers say. Five adult siblings in Turkey can walk only on all fours and may shed light on our apelike ancestors, scientists report.
Wooden fragments found near the Red Sea belong to 4,000-year-old Egyptian boats that were hand-carried 90 miles (145 kilometers) across the desert from the Nile River.
Nearly three centuries after Blackbeard's brief but memorable stint in North Carolina, visitors are drawn to the area to learn about the days when the fearsome pirate ruled the seas.
Scientists studying Italy's volcanic past have discovered remains of a dramatic eruption that happened nearly 2,000 years before the blast that buried Pompeii.
Scientists are trying to prevent ocean currents from scattering the wreck of a ship off the coast of North Carolina that was probably used by the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
New York's Bronx Zoo has become the latest U.S. zoo to shut down its elephant exhibit, adding to the debate about whether the animals should be kept in captivity.
Before tuning in for this Sunday's red carpet antics, step into cinematic history and see how film has grown from a flickering novelty to an influential story-telling medium.
Following the outbreak of deadly bird flu in French poultry last week, fears are growing for the Gallic Rooster, a major part of the nation's cultural identity.
Reserve areas established for Brazil's indigenous peoples are as effective as uninhabited nature parks in preventing destruction to Amazon rain forests, a new study has found.
An ancient medical mystery—the cause of a plague that wracked Athens around 430 B.C. and contributed to its fall—has been solved by DNA analysis, researchers say.
