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.

If a child was struck by lightning, that meant the gods accepted the sacrifice.

New findings in western Idaho provide evidence that North America's ancestors arrived much earlier than was previously believed. But not everyone is convinced.