A 2,500-year-old discus believed to have been used to protect a ship from the "evil eye" has been found by a lifeguard diving off Israel.

Explosions of magma about 93 million years ago sapped the oceans of oxygen, causing a mass extinction of marine life, a new study found.

An ancient city carved from rock, Chinese mini-fortresses, and a cliff-top monastery are among the 27 new sites added to the UN's World Heritage list in 2008.

Experts and residents fear heavy foot traffic and pollution is destroying what's left of the thousand-year-old temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Burrowing animals are making "Swiss cheese" of some of England's oldest historic sites, the country's heritage guardian has revealed.

Fossil-filled cliffs in Canada, wetlands in Kazakhstan, and coral lagoons in the South Pacific are among the eight natural wonders named as new World Heritage sites in 2008.

Flatfishes' lopsided eye arrangement evolved gradually, a new fossil study suggests—perhaps solving "a major, major puzzle to evolutionary biologists."

A newfound tomb in northern Peru contains well-preserved human remains and artifacts, shedding light on the pre-Colombian Moche Indian civilization, archaeologists say.

About 9,500 years ago, nomadic hunter-gatherers camped out on the banks of the Seine to hunt and collect flint pebbles, archaeologists say.

In at least ten locations, prehistoric cave sketches are found in spots that transform and amplify the sounds of human voices and musical instruments, according to a new study.

Wig curlers and fragments of a tea service were among the half a million artifacts found at the childhood home of America's first president.

A well-preserved settlement near the temple of Edfu provides rare glimpses into the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians.

A well-preserved town provides rare clues to the daily lives of ancient Egyptians, including the importance of local commerce and politics, archaeologists say.

A 40,000-year-old human fossil with delicate toe bones from China suggests humans wore shores at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists say.

A fossilized dinosaur known as Leonardo has shed light on what Montana was like 77 million years ago—including what the duck-billed reptile ate.