Calcium carbonate deposits produced by African fig trees could provide a sustainable method of slowing climate change.

The artifacts were preserved in low-oxygen clay and are the oldest wooden tools ever found in East Asia.

On October 15, 2009, the parents of Falcon Heene claimed that he was trapped in a makeshift weather balloon floating thousands of feet above Colorado, but he was later found safe in his attic — and it may have all been a hoax for publicity.

Archaeologists digging at Hisarlık Hill have unearthed evidence including ancient sling stones that could prove, more so than ever before, that the Trojan War was more than just a myth.

From career-defining performances by Queen and U2 to the public awareness raised for Ethiopian famine relief, take a look back at the historic 1985 Live Aid benefit concert.

Weighing more than 54 pounds, this bit of space debris is one of just 400 known Martian meteorites — and it's expected to fetch up to $4 million at auction.

After ignoring signs that stated not to feed bears, Italian motorcyclist Omar Farang Zin was mauled to death when he offered food to a brown bear and her cubs.

Café owner Halil Çakmak said he had "no ill intentions" regarding the installation but wanted to "contribute to the development" of the local area.

With mob hits, booze smuggling, and violent turf wars, the Windy City of the 1920s and '30s was a chaotic and dangerous place.

The urns were buried 16 inches deep in a location where Indigenous people once created a series of artificial islands, but it's unclear which pre-Columbian culture put them there.

After years of struggling with diabetes, hypertension, and worsening stress, 54-year-old Luther Vandross died from a heart attack on July 1, 2005.