DNA tests of remains believed to be that of a yeti, also called the Abominable Snowman, turned out not to be an ape
The year 1816, the “Year Without a Summer,” saw floods, food riots, gorgeous sunsets, and “Frankenstein”
New scientific findings from Antarctica a game-changer in how we perceive conditions that are needed to support life
The Yakhchāl was an ancient Persian “refrigerator” that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented
Fantastic fossil find: a dinosaur with swan-like neck and crocodile teeth that walked like a duck and swam like a penguin
Loving vs. Virginia: The interracial couple that helped eliminate anti-miscegenation laws still on the books in 1967
Digital reconstruction reveals an 18th century Scottish woman condemned as a witch–and she has “quite a kind face”
After being lost for 132 years, Steamboat Arabia was unearthed with its cargo remarkably intact, including a jar of edible pickles
The New Year’s Eve ball drop, marking its 100 year anniversary, is modeled on time balls used by ocean navigators in 19th century