Archaeologists excavating near Tenosique uncovered burials that included three stingray barbs that were probably used in ...

Excavations at the Neolithic settlement of Çayönü Tepesi in southeastern Turkey revealed a mining workshop filled with copper ...

Disco Sally, whose real name was Sally Lippman, spent her final years partying at New York City disco clubs like Studio 54 ...

Archaeologists digging in Kolomna recently uncovered an enormous cache of silver coins stashed away during the early 1400s.

A man searching for car parts in a scrapyard near Hrubieszów, Poland, uncovered an iron shield fitting from the second ...

Amateur photographer Aaron McLamb captured an iconic photo of Ladder 118 as it crossed the Brooklyn Bridge — not knowing that it would be the fire truck's last run. On September 11, 2001, Aaron McLamb ...

Though some say the "Falling Man" photo of a 9/11 jumper may depict a man named Jonathan Briley, his true identity remains uncertain. At 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, a Boeing 767 aircraft hit the ...

Botanist Robert Fortune was commissioned by the East India Trading Company to infiltrate China's tea industry and topple the country's monopoly on the beverage. Second only to water, tea is the ...

In 1915, Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition in the Endurance to become the first team to make a land crossing of Antarctica. Their ship would become stuck in the ice and sink, ...

More than 20,000 people have vanished in the stretch of forest between Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau known as the Alaska Triangle — and some say paranormal forces may be to blame. The Bermuda ...

Would you ever consider castrating your son so he could have a singing career? While it might seem unfathomable today, this was a popular option for many Italian parents up until the 19th century.

The history of drag queens is an evolution from a common theater practice to an award-winning form of entertainment that has gained legitimacy both on a national and international stage. Drag as an ...