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Archaeologists discovered a field of stones and other projectiles outside an ancient wall in Jerusalem. These could be 2,000-year-old traces of a battle with Rome.

Sling stones and other projectiles were found outside an ancient wall in Jerusalem, which are likely evidence of the Roman emperor Titus' siege of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.

Why are our lovable cats and dogs so weird? Live Science explores the seemingly mysterious behaviors of each, including why cats bury their poop and why dogs sniff each others' butts.

James Macpherson's "Ossian" has been the center of literary debate for more than 250 years.

The ancestors of today's slithery snakes once sported full-fledged arms and legs, but genetic mutations caused the reptiles to lose all four of their limbs about 150 million years ago, according to two new studies.

The more potent the pot is, the more likely a person who uses it is to become dependent on it, a new study from the United Kingdom finds.

Europe's ExoMars lander's thrusters shut down prematurely, causing a free fall that was estimated to be between 1.2 to 2.5 miles (2 to 4 km). It was likely traveling more than 186 mph (300 km/h) when it impacted, with nearly a full tank.

The baggy-skinned frogs absorb oxygen and environmental contaminants through their skin.

An icy whodunit is gripping glaciologists puzzled over two massive ice avalanches in Tibet that seemed at first to have no culprit.

More than 1,300 kids are bitten by snakes each year in the U.S. — and an increasing number of these bites come from the venomous copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix), a new study finds.

Europe's ExoMars lander apparently crashed on the Red Planet, and an orbiting NASA spacecraft has spotted its grave, European Space Agency (ESA) officials said.

New guidelines offer parents ideas on how to limit kids' screen time.

Many people in the U.S. were affected by a widespread internet outage early today due to a so-called DDoS cyberattack. How does this attack work, and what does it do?

Are your online posts putting your kids at risk?

Marsupials, because of their unusual reproductive physiology, have particularly powerful chemicals to help their young develop.

"When they go low, we go high." Unfortunately, during presidential elections, this isn't always the case.