Take Marcus Antonius Exochus, whose story is told on his tombstone. Though much of his life and death remains a mystery, it is known that he traveled from his home of Alexandria, Egypt, to Rome in ...

On the snowy peaks of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, the dark object in the snow stood out. It was not trash, a piece of equipment, or a protruding stone. It was a boot with a sock ...

In November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, sank into the frigid waters of the Weddell Sea near Antarctica. Now, new images show how the ship has fared at the bottom of the ocean ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, embarking on a voyage that would change the course of history. While his disputed discovery of the New World is well-known, the mysteries ...

On South Korea’s largest island, Jeju, there is a community of women known as the Haenyeo. The Haenyeo are divers who specialize in gathering seafood like conches, seaweed, and octopuses. Some Haenyeo ...

Elaine Parent, a notorious con artist and murderer, operated for decades in the United States and England using more than 20 stolen identities. She began her career as a legitimate real estate agent ...

The 1980s and 1990s were a pivotal period for the goth subculture, which originated in Britain thanks to the ongoing popularity of punk and the rise of "alternative" fashion. Before long, the allure ...

Mass hysteria events are some of the most curious mysteries of human nature. After all, how can it be possible for large groups of people, oftentimes strangers, to believe in the same unexplained ...

Alongside Tetraites and Prudes is another famous fighting duo: Priscus and Verus. Once the Colosseum was finished in 80 C.E., its completion was celebrated with a number of opening day games. Part of ...

South America is filled with hot climates, but it was Argentina that became the continent’s hottest place in 1905. It was then that the city of Comodoro Rivadavia set a record when temperatures ...

Planet Earth is defined by astonishing extremes, from the deepest part of the ocean to the world’s highest peak. It’s a planet where everything from flora and fauna to terrain and temperature can vary ...