Megan Gannon

A new study investigates the dark zone that seems to be getting bigger on the western edge of the ice sheet.

Lettuce, cucumbers and radishes are among the first plants to be collected from the greenhouse.

Mysterious brown spots on the ancient artwork of Tutankhamun's tomb are not growing larger as previously feared.

The DNA samples come from one of the most ancient cemeteries in the world.

From ice age animals to Maya altars, the world's biggest underwater cave system has big potential for discoveries.

They are among more than 100 deep-sea species recently scooped up off Australia's coast in a mission to identify animals that live in these barely explored, extreme underwater habitats.

The 10 bodies were buried in the unusual arrangement 2,400 years ago.

The early Iron Age temple, Ain Dara, was known for its intricate architectural carvings.

The early Iron Age temple is known for its intricate carvings, some of which were blasted to bits in recent airstrikes.

A fossil hunter in Germany found what may be the oldest specimen of the bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx.

Bones from the 18-year-old woman dubbed Avgi were left in the Theopetra cave in Greece 9,000 years ago.

Swedish sculptor Oscar Nilsson reconstructed the face of an 18-year-old young woman, dubbed Avgi, whose 9,000-year-old bones were found in a cave in central Greece.

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Kodiak, Alaska, this morning. A tsunami warning is in effect for parts of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.

Rocks from opposite sides of the globe reveal that part of Australia was once attached to North America.

It may look pretty, but you don't want to know where it's been.

Cape Town authorities are pleading with residents to save water, warning that the city's taps could go dry by April.

The 2,800-year-old burial mound is hoped to contain the graves of Scythian royals.

James Hemings was a masterful, French-trained chef who introduced many culinary delights to the U.S. He was also the brother of Sally Hemings.

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of stew stoves in the original kitchen of Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef, James Hemings.

Fragments from a 1712 book were found wadded up inside a cannon on the pirate Blackbeard's flagship.

Found at Blackbeard's shipwreck, the paper fragments had been ripped from an adventure tale that inspired Robinson Crusoe.

Ancient texts reveal that China’s first emperor ordered an official search for the secret of eternal life.

Archaeologists have revealed a richly decorated Byzantine church during salvage excavations in Israel.

The ruins of a richly decorated church were unearthed during salvage excavations in the city of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, in Israel.

The monster jet, bankrolled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is designed to bring satellites into orbit.