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King Tut's mummy was moved to a high-tech glass case on November 4, 2007, the first time the famous pharaoh has ever been publicly displayed.

November 4, 2007
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The remains of the famous pharaoh now rest in a high-tech display case in his tomb's antechamber—a move that is expected to increase tourist visits to Egypt's Valley of the Kings.

November 4, 2007
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If the boy king's mummy had not been transferred today to a public display case, it could have disintegrated within decades from heat and humidity, experts say.

November 4, 2007
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Archaeologists in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu have found a skull in a jar and 60 headless skeletons—one of them with three skulls arrayed across its rib cage.

November 2, 2007
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Roman tombstone found in Scotland, space station solar wing tears, Indonesian volcano erupts, and more.

November 2, 2007
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Archaeologists in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu have found a skull in a jar and 60 headless skeletons—one of them with three skulls arrayed across its rib cage.

November 2, 2007
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From AIDS to cancer to suicide, see which causes of death hit hardest in which parts of the world using a unique new series of maps.

November 1, 2007
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A flatbed trailer hauled a medieval church to its new home in eastern Germany. The technically ambitious move has cleared the original site for mining.

November 01, 2007
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Which island destinations are succumbing to tourism overkill, and which are wearing well? Experts weighed in on 111 hot spots for a new survey.

October 31, 2007
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Sorry, Da Vinci Code buffs—still no whiskers to be found on the Apostle John (Mary Magalene?), even in the hair-raisingly precise 16-billion-pixel image.

October 30, 2007
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A medieval church on wheels, a Great Wall fashion show, and a Chinese moon mission are among the week's eye openers.

October 26, 2007
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Occasional incidents of cat mutiliation are usually isolated acts of cruelty, not cult violence, experts say. Warning: graphic image.

October 26, 2007
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Muslim maintenance workers have discovered artifacts on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a holy area closed off to archaeological exploration.

October 23, 2007
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The boy pharaoh likely died after falling from his chariot while hunting, according to Egypt's top archaeologist.

October 23, 2007
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Knights Templar secrets revealed, Muslims observe Eid-al-Fitr, Thai vegetarian festival, more.

October 19, 2007

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