William the Conqueror's 1066 takeover of England spurred a rash of reported possessions by the devil, suggests a new study that draws parallels with the phenomenon's modern-day resurgence.

Two Egyptian mummies with fake toes could be evidence of the world's earliest known prosthetic aids.

Booming construction is revealing droves of exquisitely—but accidentally—preserved mummies in South Korea.

When complete, this truly salt-of-the-earth accommodation will welcome visitors to Bolivia's remote Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt desert.

Uganda's biggest source of revenue could dry up completely if temperatures rise even a little, according to a new report.

DNA from a mastodon tooth has revealed surprising insights into the history of elephants—including similarities to human evolution.

See a roundup of the week's news and events: Britain's adventurer swims at the North Pole, heat wave sweeps Europe, fishers hook an ancient fish, and more.

A rich trove of fossils recently found in New Mexico suggests that dinosaurs took a slow path to domination over life on land.

The high-tech iLimb, being sold for £8,500 (U.S. $17,454), is the first prosthetic hand to offer fully independent digits, its manufacturers announced.

Neandertals and other early human species that lived outside Africa are not among our direct ancestors, a new study says.

Dino soup, anyone? For centuries, the Chinese have likely used dinosaur bones—thought to be mythical dragon bones—as ingredients in their medicine and food.

See a roundup of the week's news and events: Indonesia's Mount Gamkonara rumbles, snow falls in Buenos Aires after 89 years, Boeing launches its 787 Dreamliner, and more.

An ancient jawbone found in Ethiopia could rekindle the debate about how many species of human ancestors roamed East Africa three to four million years ago.

See an 800-year-old murder scene recently discovered in New Mexico, and explore the monuments built by the victims' little-known culture.

Seven skeletons found in a remote canyon were victims of a massacre that may have been part of an ancient campaign of genocide, archaeologists say.

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