Archaeologists found a 1,900-year-old building adorned with mosaics and frescoes that may have been the barracks of the Vigiles' V Cohort.

In the 1800s, cities across the U.S. enacted "ugly laws" that made it illegal for people with physical or cognitive disabilities to appear in public.

Archaeologists excavating a medieval chapel in the village of Sandur on the island of Sandoy found a runestone with an Old ...

Alexander Maslich and Alexei Goluzov were so desperate to escape from prison that they ate their cellmate in a bid to be declared insane.

Many ancient civilizations used chariots on the battlefield for centuries, but they became obsolete around 300 B.C.E.

Archaeologists excavating Turkey’s ancient ruins of Aspendos have uncovered a 2,400-year-old grave that may belong to a pro wrestler or other variety of athlete that entertained the masses during the ...

Archaeologists excavating Hohle Fels Cave in southern Germany found two prehistoric bird figurines that were carved from ...

During World War I, nurses began using Cellucotton bandages as menstrual products, leading to the invention of the Kotex maxi ...

In 2017, Phillip Cullen was convicted of capturing and killing large blue butterflies, which are a protected species in Great ...

The description of Jesus' arrest in the Gospel of Mark features a mysterious naked man, and scholars have been debating his identity for centuries.

Excavations ahead of a road improvement project near Cheltenham revealed a 1,600-year-old nail cleaner with a copper phallus ...

Scientists identified a new species, Demogorgonichthys arcanus, in the waters beneath the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal ...