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Genocide Skulls Returned to Namibia

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:44 AM ET | 0

Germany will return Namibian skulls taken for scientific experiments after the first genocide of the 20th century. Read more

Fungus Feasted Off World's Worst Extinction

Posted by Michael Reilly Fri Oct 2, 2009 12:57 PM ET | 0

In the wake of the world's worst mass extinction 250 million years ago, life on Earth was nearly nonexistent. Read more

'Mini-Colosseum' Excavated in Rome

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Oct 2, 2009 09:37 AM ET | 0

With the help of ground penetrating radar, the archaeologists have uncovered luxuriously decorated rooms, a colonnaded garden, and a finely carved marble head. Read more

Marble Head of Emperor Titus Found: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 08:09 AM ET

Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of ancient Roman treasures, including a marble head of the Roman emperor Titus, during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. Read more

Lynx Brought Back from the Brink : Discovery News

Posted Mon Jun 22, 2009 06:39 AM ET

The Iberian lynx, once on the brink of extinction, is making a slow but steady comeback in captivity. Read more

Roman Ruins Survive the Ages Thanks to Volcanic Ash: Discovery News

Posted Wed May 13, 2009 09:02 AM ET

Ancient ruins reveal a trademark building secret of Roman architects: volcanic ash. Read more

King Herod May Have Been Buried Amid Paintings: Discovery News

Posted Thu Nov 20, 2008 05:50 AM ET

King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. Read more

Lemming Numbers Dwindling Under Warming: Discovery News

Posted Thu Nov 6, 2008 08:06 AM ET

Once famous for their numbers, Norwegian lemmings are disappearing, say scientists, who point an accusing finger at global warming. Read more

Halting Hunger With Re-Tooled Foods : Discovery News

Posted Thu Oct 23, 2008 06:02 AM ET

A range of strategies being developed by scientists use food to trick the body into feeling full. Read more

Total Solar Eclipse to Fall on China : Discovery News

Posted Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:06 PM ET

A rare solar eclipse, known in China as the "sun-eating dragon," will fall again this Friday. Read more

Tiny Pest Threatens U.S. Citrus : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Jul 18, 2008 05:15 AM ET

Border agents have stepped up searches and hundreds of traps have been placed on the California-Mexico line in an aggressive campaign to stop a tiny bug from bringing in a disease farmers say could wipe out the $1.3 billion citrus industry here. Read more