Researchers think the Inca sacrificed these llamas as a way of bonding with the people living in their newly-conquered territory.

These newly-uncovered drawings show that late alterations were made to Lady Liberty's raised arm.

When scientists first discovered these remains of a teenage girl in 2010, they knew that the history of early humans was about to be rewritten. Now we know what the face of a Denisovan actually looked like.

A group of paleontologists discovered the rare fossils of the ancient Phoebodus shark in Morocco.

King Edward II presided over a tumultuous reign that ended with his execution in 1327.

This is the oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found.

"Take them back, please, they bring bad luck."

Using the latest technology, scientists "digitally unwrapped" 2,000-year-old animal mummies from ancient Egypt and determined their causes of death.

The peculiar box comes with a number of tools believed to be effective in warding off evil, including empty potion bottles, a vial of sharks' teeth, a Bible, and a pistol.

"We have seen thousands of amber fossils but the preservation of color in these specimens is extraordinary."

Scientists say that the newly studied 16-inch Smilodon populator skull found in southern Uruguay once belonged to an animal that weighed close to 960 pounds.