The excavators think the jar might have been a funeral offering to feed the dead in the afterlife.

The tomb was unearthed at the site of El Perú-Waka' in the rainforest of northern Guatemala, which was occupied during the Classic Maya period.

The border collies, named Berkeley, Piper, Marcy, and Kayle, are part of a National Geographic-sponsored search for clues about the fate of the famous aviator.

Many of the people who take care of U.S. federal lands and wildlife refuges say their jobs have become more dangerous, according to a new survey.

Two of Palmyra's iconic monuments, the Tetrapylon and the Roman theater, have experienced "significant damage," according to reports.

An otherworldly noise that was recorded near the Mariana Trench might be an unusual whale call.

The 800-year-old skeleton now called Kaakutja, had a long gash in its skull, likely due to a boomerang attack.

Grauer's gorillas, the world's largest apes, have seen their populations decimated in the last 20 years, according to a leading conservation organization.

An ancient potters' workshop dating back to Roman times has been discovered in Galilee, in northern Israel.