The third anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami is observed, China unveils its first homemade commercial jet, Bavarian "monsters" celebrate Christmas, and more.
Take a photographic tour of the remote seed bank deep inside a Norwegian mountain that is designed to house the world's crop varieties in case of a global catastrophe.
A seed bank being built on a remote Arctic island could stem the global disappearance of little-known but potentially valuable agricultural plants, a conservationist claims.
A huge explosion that devastated a swath of Siberia a century ago was caused by an asteroid that was much smaller than had previously been believed, according to new research.
After surviving Soviet invaders and the Taliban, long-hidden ancient riches—including the famed "Bactrian hoard"—will tour the U.S. starting this spring.
Bone up on 2007's biggest archaeological discoveries—from Stonehenge's "lost" settlement to ancient Egypt's "female king"—with the most popular stories from our tombs-and-ruins beat.
Using samples originally collected by Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago, scientists have found that windblown dust can carry microbes across whole oceans and continents.
A 700-year-old copy of the human rights document will return to the National Archives in Washington D.C., after being auctioned by Sotheby's in New York.
The craftsmanship of 17th-century shipwrights could be key to confirming that a recently discovered wreck was a ship that belonged to the legendary Captain Kidd.
The discovery of ancient baths, a pharaoh's private ramp, and a wall meant to hold back the Nile is causing experts to "completely reevaluate" Egypt's famous Temple at Karnak.
Scientists now know the commander's watch stopped suddenly, but they still don't know much at all about why the Confederate sub Hunley sank off South Carolina.
