Life as a medieval peasant is generally thought to be one of toil and hardship. But, a closer look reveals some shocking comparisons with today's work week.
Marie Curie may be the most famous female scientist in history, winning the Nobel Prize twice. But, her career may have been crushed due to a salacious scandal.
Holding political office gives people perks and influence, but the ability to control the destinies of others can corrupt even the best-intentioned politicians.
Khufu's pyramid -- commonly known as one of the Great Pyramids of Giza -- has a major unsolved mystery. Why can't archaeologists find the pharoah's remains?
Signs that Timothy McVeigh could be capable of atrocities like the Oklahoma City bombing were present from the start, including an early obsession with guns.
The Three Mile Island disaster was one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in history, and it was all avoidable. Here's how human error caused the meltdown.
Saber-rattling, brinksmanship, playing chicken with nukes -- all have been applied to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It could have been worse. Why wasn't it?
On April 26, 2022, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, offered up $44 billion to buy Twitter, which has around 217 million users browsing the website each day.
Sometimes it feels like astronomy is more art than science. From celestial observation using the naked human eye to orbiting telescopes, it's full of surprises.
Margaret Mitchell, the former newspaper reporter who penned "Gone With the Wind," never published another novel in her lifetime. Which left time for hobbies.
We often think of dinosaurs as the oldest creatures on Earth, but that's actually not true. An octopus species was just discovered that may predate them.
History is full of chance meetings between individuals who forge a friendship, but go their separate ways to great fame and public acclaim on their own.
After World War II, the United States government decided they would wage a domestic battle. For over 20 years, hundreds of American socialists were persecuted.
Uranus is the seventh planet in the solar system and was the last planet to be discovered. However, naming the celestial body underwent a couple of iterations.
Albert Einstein is one of the most revered scientists of all time, but his politics and controversial friends disqualified him from the Manhattan Project.
The oldest combatant in World War II was an 87-year old Russian renaissance man who had an interest in science, politics, and writing, as well as shooting.