A recent study revealed that people who live near golf courses are more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, perhaps due to ...

Usually, in order to conduct renovations on a building, money needs to be poured into the project — not the other way around. However, construction workers renovating an historic house in the Belgian ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Throughout ancient history, strange figures known as cynocephali have appeared in art and literature across the globe. These beings were depicted as humans with the heads of dogs, but their mannerisms ...