Associated Press By MARTHA WAGGONER CHAPEL HILL, N.C. A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalizing clue about the fate of the Lost Colony, the settlers who disappeared from North Carolina's Roanoke Island in the late 16th century.… more »

The Los Angeles Times / Paul Whitefield Could it be that 21st century technology is about to solve two of mankind’s greatest mysteries: Why people go bald, and what happened to Amelia Earhart? I certainly hope so, given the history of male-pattern… more »

By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. – The three bone fragments turned up on a deserted South Pacific island that lay along the course Amelia Earhart was following when she vanished. Nearby were several tantalizing artifacts: some old makeu… more »

Main ContentKer ThanNational GeographicThe recent decoding of a cryptic cup, the excavation of ancient Jerusalem tunnels, and other archaeological detective work may help solve one of the great biblical mysteries: Who wrote the De… more »