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.

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

After getting her start as a dancer and an actress, Leni Riefenstahl began directing films in the early 1930s. And when she crossed paths with Adolf Hitler, he hand-picked Riefenstahl to document his ...