Jennifer Nalewicki

DNA analysis is changing the science of facial reconstructions and making them more lifelike than ever before.

Forensic artist Oscar Nilsson explains how he created a facial approximation of an Incan "Ice Maiden" 500 years after she died.

The massive hall was built roughly 3,000 years ago and would have been used by royalty.

A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual.

The recently discovered temple in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula dates between A.D. 1000 and 1200.

The walled city likely served as a political and cultural hub in Bronze Age China.

Researchers recorded hundreds of facial expressions in cats, finding they're not quite as aloof as previously thought.

Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaur with "angry eyebrows" that lived 80 million years ago.

Jupiter's swirling clouds form an eerie image that resembles a face.

There's still time to see a rare oasis that formed in Death Valley.

Archaeologists in Poland have discovered the remnants of a medieval knight's residence, along with numerous artifacts.

Archaeologists in Scotland have discovered a hidden Neolithic tomb containing 14 skeletons.

Archaeologists in Spain used a pulley system to reach the bottom of a well, where they found a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal and other artifacts.

In addition to finding a Crusader sword, archaeologists in Finland have discovered a cemetery that could potentially contain hundreds of graves.

Archaeologists have dated Bronze Age artifacts unearthed in Switzerland to roughly 1500 B.C.

Paleontologists have discovered the first molecular evidence of pheomelanin, a pigment that causes red hair, in the fossil record.

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a horseshoe and bridle that could be from the Viking Age.

Radiocarbon dating of woven baskets and sandals found in a cave in Spain make them the oldest artifacts of their kind found in southern Europe.

Archaeologists in Norway unearthed dozens of tiny gold-foil figures at a former pagan temple.

While installing new gas lines in Peru, workers unearthed nearly a dozen pre-Inca mummies buried alongside a variety of artifacts.

Life-size carvings of camels have been found in the Saudi Arabian desert, but archaeologists aren't sure who created them and when.

A new X-ray analysis of dinosaur feathers shows that their chemical structure is similar to that of modern bird feathers.

A metal detectorist unearthed a pair of swords once used by the Roman cavalry.

Archaeologists discovered a cache of treasure inside a sunken underwater temple and sanctuary in Egypt.

Researchers used 3D scans of a medieval man's skull to recreate a facial approximation of what he may have looked like when he was alive centuries ago.