In response to Creationist lists of "scientists who doubt evolution", the National Center for Science Education put together their own...

Bacteria occur widely across the Earth's surface in an incredible range of hostile environments. At the same time, we imagine...

Hurricane Katrina was a national tragedy, all the more so because it had already happened. In 2004, FEMA and the...

Taking the air one day in London, Walter Raleigh saw Queen Elizabeth I in danger of stepping in a mud...

In 2007, internet kingpins Google unveiled their latest creation: Google Street View, a revolutionary new service which gave web users...

In 1896 hundreds of witnesses saw mysterious aerial machines traveling slowly over US cities—before air-flight over long distances was possible....

Humans are animals but—essentially—they are the only rational animals. When a human sees an object they can create the idea...

A common misconception is that George Washington owned a set of wooden dentures. Though he did indeed own and use...

It's commonly taught that Ancient Romans had special rooms called Vomitoriums and that said rooms were used for the express...

When discussing mountains, there is a huge difference in definition between ‘tallest’ and ‘highest’. Mount Everest is the highest, but...

Today, it's popularly assumed ancient persons lived short lives. Since life expectancy for the ancient world is typically quoted at...

While the historic origins of pasta remain murky, the facts in this case are straightforward: the Italians were eating a...

In the 1930s, Soviet scientist Sergei Brukhonenko embarked on a series of gruesome experiments. Using a device called an ‘autojector’,...

Columbus was the first European to attempt to sail to China by sailing West across the Atlantic but he never...

Antelope and deer appear very similar in appearance, and are thus often confused by nature enthusiasts, hunters or photographers. In...

It’s often said the glass in old windows is thicker at the bottom of a pane because over time the...

In China, there are no national laws protecting good Samaritans. Should you attempt to rescue someone and fail, you can...

To many people, the assembly line was invented in the early 20th century by carmaker Henry Ford. However, assembly lines...

One of the most famous pilots from World War II is a Japanese man named Saburō Sakai. He was one...

One set of DNA vs Two. Hybrids are animals which occur from the mating of two different species. A chimera...

Charles Manson, widely considered among the most notorious serial killers of all time—in fact, practically synonymous with the term- never...