Ancient canal systems discovered in Arizona have transformed our understanding of the early civilizations of the American Southwest.
Lisa Nowak, a decorated NASA astronaut became the subject of one of NASA's most notorious scandals in a story so strange that it inspired a Hollywood film.
Yukio Mishima was Japan’s most famous novelist, but the world was shocked to see the lengths he would go to put his words into action.
The crew of the HMS Bounty mutinied against Captain William Bligh and set him adrift in the middle of the Pacific in a 21-foot open boat. It was the start of one of history's great survival stories.
Near the end of her life, Alexandra of Denmark’s iconic beauty calcified into monstrosity, yet her death was even more horrific.
Yellowstone National Park is actually a super volcano, and it threatens the existence of life on Earth.
In 1978 a group of masked men pulled off what was then the largest cash robbery in American history, and set off a brutal chain reaction of violence.
Walter Freeman made lobotomies mainstream, until horrifying mistakes left patients dead and damaged, exposing the dangers of the procedure
A man named Aldrich Ames endangered more than 30 CIA operatives and got several killed when he started sharing secrets with the Russians.
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