Explore the history of big quakes in northern California, and see what scientists are doing to try to lessen the impact of the next big one.

Move over, Fabergé. A modern egg artist uses a tiny drill to make eggs that may outshine the 19th-century Russian jeweler's Easter bling.

Katrina-scale disaster would ensue, experts say. Over a third of all buildings would fall, fires would rage, and bridges would fail.

Though lacking nipples or other distinguishing marks, the antique tome is covered in human leather, British police say. At one time the practice was not so rare.

Mysterious scrolls found beneath the lava and ash of an ancient volcanic eruption have begun to give up their secrets. Join scientists as they reveal the papyruses' hidden words.

Jazz musicians may soon be a little less blue, thanks to two music lovers who are delivering a dozen donated pianos in time for this year's Jazz Fest.

Gender-bending "King" Hatshepsut ruled ancient Egypt for 20 prosperous and artful years. Her legacy gets a new look at a traveling exhibition now in New York City.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the blooming of Washington, D.C.'s cherry trees, which were given by the people of Tokyo as a token of friendship.

A freak cold spell could explain the biblical tale about Jesus walking on water, says a team of U.S. and Israeli scientists.

Secrets of a legendary culture may lay buried with a huge, 1,500-year-old monument on the site of an annual Crucifixion ritual.

The twisting tale of the document itself—centuries in hiding, mysterious travels, and near destruction—is nearly as surprising as the story the gospel tells.

Hidden for 1,700 years, the Gospel of Judas now offers a surprising take on Christianity's most reviled man.

Winners of the state-level geography contests, held last Friday, gear up for the national finals to be held May in Washington, D.C.

Now that Afghan ex-Muslim Abdul Rahman has escaped death, Muslim leaders and scholars explain why in some countries, converting is a capital crime.

People in the path of the March 29 solar eclipse are making preparations ranging from doomsday predictions to travel arrangements.