Laura Geggel

A detailed look at coelacanths' scales reveals that this ancient lineage of fish may live to be 100 years old.

An analysis of Māori oral traditions and artwork suggests that they found Antarctica before the Europeans did.

The "German Stonehenge," a place for ritual events and possibly even human sacrifice, was also a home to many during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

Here's how to watch the June 10 solar eclipse in person or virtually.

The largest dinosaur from Australia was as long as a basketball court and taller than a two-story building.

People who lived in East Asia since at least 40,000 years ago disappeared during the ice age.

Don't miss the annular solar eclipse happening this Thursday, June 10.

A hoard discovered in Scotland was likely buried by a bishop hoping to outwit the Viking invaders.

The tiny teeth of the 'wandering meatloaf' mollusk have a mineral never before seen in an animal.

The egg of a dwarf emu that's been extinct for 200 years was found in a sand dune on King Island, Australia.

Here are photos of May's Supermoon Lunar Eclipse, including of the rusty red moon during totality.

Catch totality, even if you're far away from it.

Here's how to watch May's total lunar eclipse.

Eight dead whales found in Norway had high levels of chemicals, including banned PCBs, in their bodies.

May's full supermoon will turn a rusty red during the total lunar eclipse.

A weird polka-dotted blob that washed ashore in North Carolina has finally been identified.

Erosion has caused the top of Darwin's Arch to crumble away.

Are there particles from ancient solar winds hanging out in Earth's core and mantle?

The hidden chemistry of ancient zircon crystals has revealed the age of Earth's tectonic plates.

The ancient Greeks used mercenaries in a key battle, contrary to what the famed historian Herodotus said.

A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.

Who carved the thousands of crosses into the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem?

About 180 million years ago, a shark likely attacked a squid-like creature eating a crustacean.

A hiker discovered one of the largest Bronze Age hoards in Sweden.

Modern humans are largely responsible for countless extinctions, but early humans weren't as bad, new research shows.