Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He ...

Galveston's haunted history will once again be on display as the Galveston Ghost Coast Festival returns, celebrating the island's paranormal past. The event will primarily take place at the historic ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ind. — Human remains discovered along a riverbank in Fayette County have been determined to be more than 4,200 years old, the local coroner announced Monday. The remains, which ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday the government shutdown is on its way to being one of the longest in history unless Democrats accept the House-passed, GOP-crafted stopgap bill to reopen the ...

The Oddities and Curiosities Expo took over the Vancouver Convention Centre this weekend. It features taxidermy, preserved specimens, animal bones, artwork, jewelry, handcrafted oddities and more.

New research along Turkey’s Ayvalık coast reveals a once-submerged land bridge that may have helped early humans cross from Anatolia into Europe. Archaeologists uncovered 138 Paleolithic tools across ...

The government shutdown still has no clear endpoint in sight as lawmakers remain deadlocked entering the weekend. But it’s already poised to become one of the longest in the country’s history. The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As Halloween draws near, images of burials gone wrong can easily ...

Economic books about money tend to feature on academic reading lists - rather than becoming bed-time reading. But Money - A story of Humanity by Irish economist David McWilliams explains how coins ...

From a secret birth to suing his own grandma, Bigi Jackson has been an enigma from the moment he was born. Indian bodybuilder who worked for Arnold Schwarzenegger dies after going into cardiac arrest ...