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The mummy of a child discovered in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church harbors the oldest sample found to date of the virus that causes smallpox, a new report said.

An international team of experts has discovered a mysterious ‘lost city’ in central Greece that could offer new clues to the region’s history.

Alien hunters are convinced this huge apparent disc shaped UFO crossing the moon is yet more proof of extraterrestrial life.

Two bright celestial events are going to play out in the heavens on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Joe Sheahan is in the fight of his life to save his family’s Nevada mine from being swallowed up by the federal government's mysterious Area 51.

London may be known for its drizzly weather, but in 1952 the city's quintessential fog cover turned deadly, and no one knew why — until now.

Joe Sheahan is in the fight of his life to save his family’s Nevada mine from being swallowed up by the federal government's mysterious Area 51.

Half a dozen pet cats in Idaho were infected with plague this year, according to a new report of the cases.

Two bright celestial events are going to play out in the heavens on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Jimmy Buffett only has one birthday wish this year: To go from Margaritaville to Mars.

Can a whip as long as six football fields destroy some of the 500,000 pieces of space junk spinning around Earth at 17,500 miles per hour?

Santa might need to recruit a few extra reindeer this year.

A rare drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, valued at almost $16 million, has been discovered by a French auction house.

A barely visible fog hangs in the air in a California laboratory, illuminated by a laser.

The USS Ward fired at the mini-sub on the morning of December 7, 1941, sinking it.

It’s a discovery that's straight out of “Jurassic Park.”

Chimpanzees can recognize each other from behind.

The work of ancient astronomers reveals that the Earth's spin is slowing down — though not as much as scientists believed.

Tributes are pouring in for former astronaut and senator John Glenn, who passed away Thursday.

John Glenn, an all-American astronaut and senator, rocketed into history on flights 36 years apart as the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest person in space.