Prehistoric wooden spears found decades ago in Schöningen, Germany were once thought to be around 300,000 years old. It was thus believed that they were made by an early human ancestor known as Homo ...

After Jesus Christ was crucified outside the city of Jerusalem, the Gospel of John states that his body was placed in “a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.” But where was this tomb? Where ...

During a Boy Scout camping trip in 2001, 13-year-old Cody Clawson got lost in Yellowstone National Park. After spending more than 18 hours in the wilderness, Clawson was rescued by the last person he ...

Although it was not always obvious, the downfall of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany was a long time coming. The reasons for this were Hitler's aggressive expansionist policies and the ideology of the Nazi ...

During routine excavations ahead of the construction of a new student residence in Leuven, Belgium, archaeologists stumbled upon a spectacular find. Around 13 feet beneath the modern city street, they ...

Bartholomew William Barclay “Bat” Masterson was not a man easily defined. Throughout his life, he played several different roles, most notably a buffalo hunter, army scout, lawman, gambler, ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians began worshipping Hathor, a powerful goddess associated with love, fertility, and motherhood. Often depicted with a cow’s head or as a woman adorned with cow ...

On August 22, 2002, at just 21 years old, Michelle Knight vanished from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio. For about 11 years, Knight was held captive in the home of her kidnapper Ariel Castro, along ...

James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok lived a truly wild life — but it arguably had an even more wild end. It was fitting, perhaps, for a man who embodied the spirit of the Wild West better than most others ...

Perhaps no one exemplifies the blurred lines between a Wild West lawman and an outlaw quite like Henry Newton Brown. Born in 1857 and raised in Rolla, Missouri, Brown was orphaned at a young age and ...

John Coffee “Jack” Hays was a prototypical Texas Ranger renowned for his leadership who eventually became the first sheriff of San Francisco. He was born on Jan. 28, 1817, in Little Cedar Lick, Wilson ...

A European gray wolf may have been spotted in France’s Normandy region in what could be the first appearance of the species in the territory in 100 years. According to local news outlet Francetvinfo, ...