Smithsonian Magazine offers up a few other ancient creatures that could fit the bill, including Nile crocodiles, goannas, and ...

"Given the octopus' remarkable intelligence, adaptability, and diverse range of survival strategies, it wouldn't be the most ...

Archaeological excavations in Alkmaar, located in the Netherlands’ North Holland province, led researchers to the discovery of an intriguing, centuries-old floor made of animal bones. The bone ...

There were plenty of violent guys in the mob, but few bore names that told you exactly what kind of hurting you were in for quite like Tommy Karate. His real name was Thomas Pitera, but given how ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of an ancient temple in Harran, Türkiye, recently came across an odd find: the remains of four dogs arranged in the shape of a crescent. The ritual burial suggests ...

In one of the most iconic scenes in the 1991 John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood, Ricky Baker, played by Morris Chestnut, is shot and killed by a gangster, played by Lloyd Avery II. Though Avery had ...

In 2016, Keith Papini’s wife, Sherri Papini, went missing while jogging in Redding, California. The disappearance led to a massive search effort that lasted three weeks as her family waited in agony ...

When archaeologists in England unearthed the grave of an Anglo-Saxon girl who died nearly 1,500 years ago, they soon made an even more remarkable discovery. There, placed right next to her head, was a ...

The Maltravieso cave in Cáceres, Spain, is famous for the 71 prehistoric hand paintings found on its walls. In 2018, researchers determined that the silhouettes were the first major evidence that ...

More than 300 enslaved individuals worked and lived on the grounds of the Hermitage, former U.S. President Andrew Jackson’s sprawling estate in Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 19th century.

Once upon a time, Joan Crawford was Hollywood royalty. The starlet made a name for herself as a Jazz Age flapper, but the defining moments of her career saw her exploring psychologically complex ...

Archaeologists in Türkiye believe they’ve uncovered the burial site of Saint Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop who later became the inspiration for Santa Claus. Beneath the Church of Saint ...