The Zodiac Killer was not only known for his brutal and random murders, but also for the tantalizing handwritten letters he sent to a number of news outlets.
Some Dead Sea Scrolls are in better condition than others. We have the dry air to thank for that, and the material upon which the authors wrote: animal skin.
When a person thinks of someone being knocked out or getting a concussion, they might think of someone receiving a blow to the head and becoming unconscious.
No one can say for sure what happens after death, but some ways to die are certainly worse than others. Here are the worst ways to die, according to scientists.
Here are some of the lesser-known heroines of WWII, because without the contributions of women from all nations, the world today might be a very different place
For the ancient Greeks, prison wasn't used as a long-term solution for dealing with convicted criminals. What other kind of punishment could they expect?
Cult leaders have died in prisons and mansions; alone and surrounded by followers; hated and revered. Here's what happened to the remains of these cult leaders.
The term bootlegger can be used for anyone who produced, transported, or sold liquor during Prohibition. Discover what it was like to break the law for a drink.
In the nearly 50 years since a 7-2 vote to legalize abortion in the U.S. came from an all-male panel of justices, the decision has remained a divisive one.
The image of a U.S. marshal in the Old West conjures up romantic visions of tough, no-nonsense men keeping law and order, but the job was incredibly dangerous
The U.S. Department of Defense will soon give a report to Congress on "unidentified aerial phenomena." Here's what we know about the Pentagon's UFO report.
James Brian Hellwig, better known by his ring name The Ultimate Warrior, was a famous wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who got his start as a bodybuilder.
Cher and Gregg Allman made an unlikely pair — she was a pop icon while he was a southern rock superstar — though the relationship was one of her most important.
There was a hidden human cost to the advances of the nuclear age — and (surprise!) it was borne mostly by the poor and people of color, particularly the Navajo.