An antibiotic experiment with chickens in 1948 led to a boom in poultry market, but had unforseen consequences for both bird and human News 8 years ago by Terri Likens
Two centuries after his birth, people taking a close look at the controversial legacy of Karl Marx News 8 years ago by Mark Shiffer
Christie’s sale of the estate of David Rockefeller could reach $1 billion, breaking all records News 8 years ago by Nancy Bilyeau
In one French art museum, more than half of the paintings are now believed to be fakes or forgeries News 8 years ago by Nancy Bilyeau
Questions linger in the strange end to Richard the Lionheart in 1199 News 8 years ago by Nancy Bilyeau
Dead Sea Scrolls news: imaging technology has helped researchers detect previously hidden text News Archeology 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Hobby Lobby smuggling ring: how an arts-and-crafts chain got involved in a controversial purchase of more than 5,500 artifacts from the Sumerian civilization News 8 years ago by Nikola Budanovic
The decades-long mystery behind the “sailing stones” of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley may be solved News Strangeness 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
An Argentinean engineer could have developed a “rainmaking machine” as early as the 1930s, though there’s no trace of it today Strangeness News Self-Propelled 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Archaeologists uncover world’s largest child-sacrifice site in coastal Peru Archeology Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
First Titanic menu, listing options such as Spring Lamb and Pudding Sans Souci, fetched about $140,000 at an auction News 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Jack the Ripper “warning” postcard auctions for $30,000 but no one can confirm that he sent, or any other letters News 8 years ago by Nancy Bilyeau