Japanese history is filled with epic tales of warriors, but few have stood the test of time as well as the story of samurai Miyamoto Musashi — and his duel with Sasaki Kojirō, one of Japan’s greatest ...

Deep within a French cave, researchers may have uncovered the world’s oldest 3D map. While exploring the Ségognole 3 cave just south of Paris, scientists found engravings on its floor resembling the ...

Corporations, musicians, and even game designers faced allegations of dabbling in Satanism in the 1980s and 1990s as Americans seemed to see the devil around every corner — but why? In 1983, police in ...

While excavating a site ahead of planned development in Brittany, France, archaeologists made several exciting discoveries. They unearthed evidence of ancient roads, a hamlet, and molds used to make ...

An exceptionally well-preserved sword dating back to the sixth century C.E. was recently unearthed in Kent, England. Found at the site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, the sword has drawn several ...

During work on the A47 roadway between Wansford and Sutton in the United Kingdom, archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old, hand-carved Roman coffin made of stone that weighs about 1,650 pounds — ...

Orichalcum is a metal shrouded in mystery. First mentioned by ancient Greek writers around the seventh century B.C.E., orichalcum was described as golden and almost otherworldly. The term itself ...

While on a hike with his family in Israel’s Negev region, 11-year-old Zvi Ben-David noticed something unusual near the banks of the Besor River. The object — which less discerning eyes might have ...

Maureen Starkey was a key figure in the Beatles’ history. As Ringo Starr’s first wife, she bore witness not only to the Beatlemania era but also to the band’s breakup and its members’ various affairs ...

Like “Aaron,” Orr was an arsonist who deliberately set hundreds of fires in California between 1984 and 1991. Often, he set these fires in stores during operating hours when he knew people would be ...

In a different world, Anita Bryant might have been fondly remembered for the music she produced in the early 1960s. However, today, she’s better known for her anti-LGBTQ activism. In the late 1970s, ...

Owen Vanessa Elliot was born into a life of music and fame. The daughter of Cass Elliot, one of the lead singers of The Mamas & the Papas, Owen was immersed in her mother’s world from a young age, ...