Recently, researchers Olena Veremeychyk and Olga Antowska-Gorączniak took a closer look at eight medieval discs discovered ...

Deep within a French cave, researchers may have uncovered the world’s oldest 3D map. While exploring the Ségognole 3 cave just south of Paris, scientists found engravings on its floor resembling the ...

Japanese history is filled with epic tales of warriors, but few have stood the test of time as well as the story of samurai Miyamoto Musashi — and his duel with Sasaki Kojirō, one of Japan’s greatest ...

One of the few women in Ancient Greek academe, Hypatia of Alexandria was a renowned philosopher and mathematician — and she was killed because of it. People primarily remember Hypatia of Alexandria, ...

Corporations, musicians, and even game designers faced allegations of dabbling in Satanism in the 1980s and 1990s as Americans seemed to see the devil around every corner — but why? In 1983, police in ...

Jimmy Carter’s house didn’t look like much from the outside. Tucked down a wooded lane at 209 Woodland Drive in Plains, Georgia, it was valued at less than the cost of the Secret Service vehicles that ...

During work on the A47 roadway between Wansford and Sutton in the United Kingdom, archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old, hand-carved Roman coffin made of stone that weighs about 1,650 pounds — ...

Paul Kevin Curtis was an Elvis impersonator from Tupelo, Mississippi who was known by locals for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories about the city hospital's involvement in ...

Abigail Williams may have been only 12 years old during the Salem Witch Trials, but she played a pivotal role in the infamous witch hunt. Born in the late 17th century, Williams was raised by the ...

Orichalcum is a metal shrouded in mystery. First mentioned by ancient Greek writers around the seventh century B.C.E., orichalcum was described as golden and almost otherworldly. The term itself ...

The devastating storm ultimately reshaped how cities managed weather-related emergencies, and influenced the evolution of infrastructure, public safety measures, and communication. Look through photos ...

President Ulysses S. Grant signs an act to “set apart a certain tract of land lying near the head-waters of the Yellowstone River as a public park.” The act prevented the land from being settled or ...