At the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, visitors could see, for the first time, an underground ship apparently intended to carry a pharaoh into the afterlife.
Metal plates covered the eyes and mouth of the mummy, which was found with mysterious balls and other "strange things we never expected," as one researcher said.
Disemboweled and decorated with scarlet paint and metal eye plates, the centuries-old man was found with slingshots, a figurine of himself, and other artifacts. A National Geographic News exclusive.
His eyes covered with metal plates, a thousand-year-old elite mummy has been found surrounded by unfamiliar artifacts—shedding light on a mysterious culture.
An ancient city carved from rock, Chinese mini-fortresses, and a cliff-top monastery are among the 27 new sites added to the UN's World Heritage list in 2008.
Fossil-filled cliffs in Canada, wetlands in Kazakhstan, and coral lagoons in the South Pacific are among the eight natural wonders named as new World Heritage sites in 2008.
Flatfishes' lopsided eye arrangement evolved gradually, a new fossil study suggests—perhaps solving "a major, major puzzle to evolutionary biologists."
A newfound tomb in northern Peru contains well-preserved human remains and artifacts, shedding light on the pre-Colombian Moche Indian civilization, archaeologists say.
In at least ten locations, prehistoric cave sketches are found in spots that transform and amplify the sounds of human voices and musical instruments, according to a new study.
