King Tut's tomb was discovered 100 years ago -- and today Egypt opens a new billion-dollar museum fit for a pharaoh. Read articles here.

The illegal antiquities trade is booming, wreaking havoc on the world's archaeological heritage. Read article here. (Photo by Robert Clark.)

An Egyptian desert, once an ocean, holds the secret to one of evolution’s most remarkable transformations.  Read article here.  (Photo by Richard Barnes.)

The Holy Land's visionary builder.  Read article here.  (Photo by Michael Melford.)

Spinosaurus: Mr. Big

Move over, T. rex: The biggest, baddest carnivore to ever walk the Earth is SPINOSAURUS.  Read article here.  (Art by Davide Bonadonna, photos by Mike Hettwer.)

A near-perfect frozen mammoth resurfaces after 40,000 years, bearing clues to a great vanished species.  Read article here.  (Photo by Francis Latreille.)

How did a hot-tempered goldsmith with no formal architectural training create the most miraculous edifice of the Renaissance?  Read article here.  (Photo by Dave Yoder.)

The Delicate Balance of Portugal's first—and only—national park, a combination of natural wonders and local lifestyles.  Read article here.  (Photo by Peter Essick.)

What has fins like a whale, skin like a lizard, and eyes like a moth? The future of engineering.  Read article here.  (Photo by Robert Clark.)