Heavy competition from other species and a shrinking habitat could have played a role in the disappearance of the megalodon, the world's largest shark.
The American Civil War began in 1861, and by June 1863, the war had moved to Pennsylvania where the Union Army and the Confederates clashed at Gettysburg.
Amazon's facial recognition was launched with the promise to dramatically increase developers' use of machine learning in the analysis of digital images.
Gary Rossington was with Lynyrd Skynyrd from the start, and was the band's last surviving member. Here are some facts about the guitarist you might not know.
Sexuality is even more varied than the colors of the rainbow, and there are some brilliantly beautiful flags to show it. Here's what those symbols really mean.
Carole King made history as a woman in music, and paved the way for new generations of female singer-songwriters. Here are things you may not know about her.
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison on June 25 for George Floyd's murder; the judge said Chauvin abused his position of trust and authority.
Unless you're at a particularly interesting costume party, it's unlikely you'd see Spider-Man and the pope anywhere near one another, but it happened this year.
Pastor Jamie Coots died for his beliefs. The Pentecostal preacher who practiced venomous snake handling as part of his faith could only be lucky so many times.
Regrets, musicians have had a few. Huey Lewis is no exception to the rule but the '80s rocker's biggest regret is not exactly what you might be expecting.
The Iroquois Confederacy, or Haudenosaunee ("people who build a house") is an alliance of six nations whose Midwinter Festival offers the chance to give thanks.
Nancy Astor wasn't your typical political heroine. Colorful, opinionated, but also racist and politically uninformed, here's the true story of Nancy Astor.
Counting is one of those skills that most children learn before starting kindergarten. Easy, right? Sometimes things that are easy are still hard to pull off.