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When you think of zombies, perhaps George A. Romero's film "Night of the Living Dead" or the hit TV show "The Walking Dead" come to mind. But now there's a new category for mindless eating machines – ants.

Six million years ago, the shallow swamps of what's now southern China may have been dominated by massive, 110-lb.

A rare map of Australia from the 17th century —before Europeans had fully explored the continent —resurfaced after 350 years.

There's a secret hidden in a Vincent van Gogh painting.

Underwater archaeologists in Japan have found a cannonball that could lead to the sunken remains of a once-treasure-laden Spanish galleon.

When you think of zombies, perhaps George A. Romero's film "Night of the Living Dead" or the hit TV show "The Walking Dead" come to mind. But now there's a new category for mindless eating machines – ants.

Twenty-five years ago, 1,500 scientists signed a letter warning humanity that it needed to change its ways in order to save the planet.

The age of dinosaurs met an unlikely end — because had the cosmic impact that doomed it hit just about anywhere else on the planet, the "terrible lizards" might still roam the Earth, a new study finds.

A photograph of two male lions seemingly in an amorous embrace has some humans clutching their pearls.

Beneath the sand of this picturesque island chain lies a brutal and bloody past that’s still being unearthed.

One theory is that Amelia Earhart's remains were eaten by a 3-foot long crab with claws so powerful it can crack open a coconut.

Researchers have finally located the wreck of the ship known as the ‘Chilean Titanic’ that sank 95 years ago.

Imagine a social-networking site that predates not only the internet but even a European presence in the Americas.

Chaim Motzen was intrigued when he read about a pendant excavated at a Nazi death camp with a possible link to Anne Frank.

Nestled in the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres contains water-rich materials that suggest it once boasted a global ocean in its distant past.

Dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops became extinct about 66 million years ago, after an asteroid strike resulted in plunging temperatures.

Sheep are social animals, and as such, it behooves them to recognize one another's faces.

Weather observers stationed atop the highest peak in the Northeast are having a blast braving wind gusts of more than 100 mph.

A “monster” alligator was captured Saturday night after wildlife officials lured the 8-foot reptile out of a Florida home’s garage.

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