6 Reasons Astrobiologists Are Holding Out Hope for Life on Mars By Isobel Whitcomb There are some very good reasons to believe that primitive lifeforms may lurk on the Red Planet.
In Photos: Young Couple Buried 4,000 Years Ago in Kazakhstan By Owen Jarus The man and woman were buried facing each other, with a variety of grave goods.
In Photos: Biblical 'Church of the Apostles' Discovered By Tom Metcalfe Jesus is said to have healed a blind man at the site, located along the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
Photos: Ancient Pyramid-Shaped Settlement By Owen Jarus The remains of a 4,600-year-old settlement have been uncovered on a tiny, pyramid-shaped island called Dhaskalio.
Photos: Magnificent Views of the Nighttime Heavens in America's Dark Sky Parks By Linda, Dick Buscher Skywatchers can see the beauty and vastness of the nighttime skies in these dark sky-designated parks.
Photos: A Man, a Horse and a Dog Found in Viking Boat Burial By Yasemin Saplakoglu Such viking boat burials are rare and likely only used for burying the elite.
Back to the Stone Age: 17 Key Milestones in Paleolithic Life By Tom Metcalfe The Stone Age may not have been "The Flintstones," but there were definitely caveman qualities to it.
Photos: Ancient Burial of Elite Members of Nomadic Tribe By Owen Jarus Archaeologists describe the burial of three skeletons from a nomadic tribe in what is today Russia. The remains date back 2,500 years.
Survival of the Grossest: 8 Disgusting Animal Behaviors By Mindy Weisberger Poop-eating! Butt-gouging! Belly bombs! Snot spew!
In Photos: Ancient Cemetery Near Giza Pyramids By Owen Jarus Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered a 4,500-year-old cemetery filled with tombs, sarcophagi, mummies and artifacts.
In Photos: Archaeological Discoveries at Hagia Sophia By Owen Jarus Archaeologists have discovered amazing ruins and artifacts at the largest Christian cathedral ever constructed in the ancient world.
In Photos: Animal Taxidermies Are Uncannily Lifelike By Mindy Weisberger Dead animals never looked so alive.
Ringtail Cats: Photos of the 'Cutest Animal in North America' By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher This cutie pie may be wild but the ringtail cat sometimes acts like Fluffy. It will lick its forepaw, then use that forepaw to wipe and clean its ears, face and snout.
8 Archaeological Sites That Jesus May have Visited By Owen Jarus Here's a look at some of the more interesting places the historical Jesus may have set foot in, and what he was doing there.
Gallery: America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2019 By Stephanie Pappas The nonprofit American Rivers lists these 10 waterways as the most at-risk in the country.
In Photos: The Vanishing Glaciers of Europe's Alps By Megan Gannon Half of the ice stored in the Alps will be gone by 2050. Here's a look at what's vanishing.
In Photos: Sea Life Thrives at Otherworldly Hydrothermal Vent System By Stephanie Pappas Hot hydrothermal fluids shimmer in otherworldly silver at an astounding new vent site discovered in the Gulf of California.
Photos: Lost 'Govan Stones' Are Found Again By Stephanie Pappas Three medieval carved stones thought lost have been rediscovered.
Gila Monster Photos: The Sluggish and Scaly Sweethearts of the American Desert By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher These modern-day monsters are a major part of the legend, lore and symbols of the American Wild West.
7 Biblical Sites Ravaged by Modern-Day Looters By Owen Jarus These historical ruins from the time of Jesus attract more than the public eye — Looters continue to raid the archaeological remains in hopes of selling what they find.
