Andrea Margolis

A French tourist became stranded in California's Death Valley National Park in scorching heat after his vehicle got stuck in mud near Badwater Basin and he tried to walk out.

Underwater photos show hundreds of amphorae scattered across the seafloor near Andros, a Greek island in the Cyclades, from a late classical-era vessel.

An Airbus A350 operated by French Bee struck and killed a ground-handling worker at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Monday evening.

Likely containing a biblical passage, a 1,500-year-old Christian amulet with a paper-thin gold sheet was unearthed by archaeologists at Türkmen Karahöyük in Turkey.

A Jersey Shore beachgoer says she found more needle plungers and drug paraphernalia the day after Manasquan Beach reopened following a syringe cleanup.

Metal detecting led archaeologists to a Bronze Age hoard of deformed sickles, a shattered sword blade and ingots deposited in a flooded Czech Republic wetland.

The body of teenager Lily Hooper was apparently found in Nattai National Park bushland after an eight-day search, with NSW Police preparing a report for the coroner.

Terrorists have targeted upscale lodges where international big-game hunters stay in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province, the State Department warns.

Archaeologists working near Rome's Colosseum uncovered eight rooms with mosaics and painted decorations that may belong to an ancient Roman firehouse.

Disneyland's Tomorrowland overhaul announced at D23 has fans demanding the return of the PeopleMover, the elevated ride that closed in 1995. On Reddit, people shared thoughts.

An American couple's viral video shows the moment they learned running shirtless through Venice, Italy, could result in a fine under local dress code rules.

Pasta Garofalo's factory expansion in Gragnano uncovered burial chambers with grave goods connecting Greek, Egyptian and Etruscan civilizations.

The State Department's Ecuador advisory flags violent crime, kidnapping and terrorism, but Quito and the Galapagos Islands avoid the harshest warnings.

A massive sandstone lintel bearing Ramesses II's titles was unearthed by archaeologists at Tell Abu Seifi, potentially linking the site to the lost city of Mesen.

The wreck of HMS Tiger was found off the Isle of Wight after divers spent five years researching archives to pinpoint the Royal Navy warship lost in 1908.

A 7.4-magnitude Colombia earthquake killed at least 289 people, and the U.S. State Department maintains a Level 3 travel advisory due to crime, terrorism and kidnapping.

Gold coins, jeweled buckles and a signet ring from a shipwreck near Croatia's Mljet island suggest a powerful Byzantine Empire figure was aboard.

A Jersey Shore shell-hunting trip led 11-year-old Bo Bowers and his father to pull a megalodon tooth from the rocks at a Sea Isle City jetty near Townsend Inlet.

Travelers on high-speed ferries between Greece's Cyclades islands report brutal seasickness as Meltemi winds churn the Aegean into rough crossings. A travel expert shares insights.

A 7.2-foot marble statue from the Book of Revelation city of Sardis was found face-down by excavators, its rare Lydian features preserved for 2,500 years.

A new study suggests early humans were butchering elephants for food nearly 2 million years ago, revealing a strategic adaptation to megafaunal resources.

Hobbyists Alan Daniels and Andy Crammond unearthed three Bronze Age gold bracelets near Carlisle, England, dating to 1100 B.C. The items are now under British Museum review.

Jon Marshall, manager of the Hy-Vee Gas Fresh & Fast in Quincy, Illinois, says the hunt for the $1.04 billion Powerball winner feels like "a murder mystery."

Nearly 30 dead dogfish sharks washed up on a Jersey Shore beach, and a shark ecologist reveals thoughts on what likely caused the rare mass stranding event.

Lillie Vehling, a UC Davis water polo player, spotted three girls bobbing and struggling in the waters of Lake Washington during Seafair's Blue Angels show.

Raising new questions about how the virus spread, ancient DNA from Chilean mummies provides the strongest genetic evidence to date that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.

The coastal town of Saint-Tropez is "packed" as influencers drive more tourists to the French Riviera. A luxury travel influencer shared tips for anyone wanting to avoid crowds.

Rock climber Jake Whisenant died from blunt force trauma in a fall at Sequoia National Park, authorities confirmed. The elite climber set records on El Capitan.

Jake Whisenant, 30, has died after an accident in the Sierra Nevada. The well-known rock climber once scaled El Capitan’s Nose route twice in a single day.

Archaeologists in İznik, Turkey, uncovered a smaller church beneath the Church of the Holy Fathers that may have hosted the First Council of Nicaea.