STONEHENGE, England—All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun. Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, and tourists, many clad in an array of colorful costumes and even antlers, stayed and celebrated…

An ancient fortress built on top of a giant granite rock formation in Sri Lanka, looming 200 meters above the surrounding landscape, is said to have been built by a 5th-century king to bridge the gap between our world and the kingdom of the gods. The stunning structure is shrouded in mystery to this day….

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous and most enigmatic prehistoric monuments. Dozens of huge standing stones were erected here during the Neolithic period, around 2900 B.C. Who were the men and women who erected such a monument? …

It was getting late and the team of paleontologists excavating a previously unexplored outcrop of the Burgess Shale was ready to call it a day. A camera crew filming the dig in Kootenay National Park had already packed it in. Then one of the team members split open a large plate of shale. “I just…