The only thing worse than an enemy is an enemy who used to be your friend. But every traitor has a backstory, and some of those stories might surprise you.
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge killed millions in Cambodia, during one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. Here is the twisted history of Pol Pot.
Well before Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar jettisoned their birth names when they became Muslims, the seminal jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal converted to Islam.
Books have been challenged (and sometimes banned) for a wide variety of reasons over the years. Here are the books that face the most controversy today.
The idea of going from the mistress of royalty to an actual royal seems like a fairy tale story. But it does happen, and Queen Camilla is just the most recent.
Marie Osmond has been singing and dancing her way to stardom for more than half a century, but it hasn't always been smooth sailing. Here's her tragic story.
The psychologist Carl Jung was perhaps second only to Sigmund Freud in terms of his role in the establishment of psychoanalysis. Here are 11 of his core ideas.
While many look to space for exploratory inspiration, others look to the bluest depths of Earth's oceans. Here's the deepest fish ever caught on camera.
People are starting to recognize how important pollinators are, but there's plenty more to learn. Here are 14 creatures you didn't realize were pollinators.
In February 1978, the Yuba County Five vanished into the wilderness under unusual circumstances. Here's the story of their unexplained deaths and disappearance.
Centuries-old hair found near Spain revealed evidence of drug use in the Bronze Age. The chemicals discovered are known to produce strong hallucinations.