The discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion, which was found underneath the Saqqara necropolis in 2004.

Archaeologists found the remains of three children under the age of four alongside the artifact — suggesting that it was once ...

The dagger has been immaculately preserved over the past 2,800 years, making it one of the most valuable finds of its kind in ...

Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is ...

The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...

When the Jascon-4 tugboat overturned off the Nigerian coast in May 2013, it made headlines around the world. Most assumed there were no survivors — until three days later, when the ship’s cook ...

Scientists believe a crater found in the Australian outback may be the oldest-known meteor crash site in the world. In comparison, the next-oldest crater site in the world, the Vredefort crater in ...

Throat lacerations, perforated organs, and pierced hearts are just some of the complications that performers can suffer when swallowing swords, but despite these dangers, only 29 deaths from this ...

On April 6, 1967, a 20-year-old U.S. Navy sailor named Doug Hegdahl was swept overboard in the Gulf of Tonkin. There, he was picked up by a fishing boat and turned over to North Vietnamese forces, who ...

In ancient Greece, education wasn’t limited to the mind — it included the body as well. Physical fitness and scholarly pursuits went hand-in-hand, a principle reflected in the number of gymnasiums ...

When they burst onto the scene in 1968, Led Zeppelin established themselves as a force to be reckoned with by putting out iconic songs like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” and “Stairway To ...

Cheyenne Brando was the daughter of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando and his third wife, French Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipaia — but her life was far from glamorous. Raised by her mother in Tahiti, ...