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From the story of Jewish people fleeing Egypt in the Book of Exodus to the tale of Israelis taking of the city of Jericho, here's a look at conflicts detailed in the bible.

What's that on the beach? Unusual objects can stump even ocean experts.

helped scholars decipher ancient Egyptian writing. Even so, there are still a number of ancient languages that await full decipherment.

Although they were once feared as an evil omen, solar eclipses have helped to shape human history.

In honor of the birth of American independence, here are U.S. presidents who have been immortalized in "life's filing system."

The road to bringing back the mammoth — a giant that went extinct at the end of the last ice age — is filled with barriers.

With CRISPR technology, advances in gene editing are now coming fast and furious.

From prehistory to the 21st century, human sacrifice has been practiced around the world by numerous cultures.

During an underwater search off the coast of California, researchers found the wreck a U.S. Coast Guard ship that sank 100 years ago.

A whale-watching crew has spotted a rare albino Risso's dolphin off the California coast, likely the only such creature in the eastern Pacific. Here are photos of the cute juvenile dolphin.

Using a laser technique, archaeologists have uncovered frescoes decorating the walls of the ancient catacombs of St. Domitilla in Italy.

Nothing can throw off the start of a fun vacation faster than jet lag.

Rivers, lakes, volcanoes and even human development on Earth can take on an abstract aesthetic when viewed from space. Here's a look at our planet as seen from NASA's Earth-orbiting satellites