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A giant killer hornet war is waged between two colonies, and the resources, territories, and survival of a new generation are at stake
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The Valentes were a wealthy Pompeii family that used lavish, high-end parties to gain political clout. Classicist Mary Beard walks us through the remains
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A huge factor in a gladiator's physical fitness was a meatless diet. During training, he primarily ate beans for protein and barley for carbohydrates
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Free from their mother's care, five young lions must fend for, and feed, themselves. Their first challenge: a giant giraffe who refuses to be caught
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When millionaire John D. Rockefeller Jr. first visited Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1926, he vowed to preserve the awe-inspiring land
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The National Mall attracts an unbelievable amount of visitors each year. Here's what they come to see.
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As many as 500,000 tule elk once roamed the coast of California, but they were hunted to extinction in the mid-1860s. Or so we thought...
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A colony of 300,000 honey bees lives just south of Frankfurt Airport. By testing the quality of their honey, scientists can determine pollution levels
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Komodo dragons aren't physically built to chase after their prey
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Draco lizards have an interesting technique of performing upper body workouts to get the attention of their potential mates
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In 1898, the mayor of Los Angeles, Fred Eaton, came up with an audacious plan to drive up the value of local real estate
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Years after all double eagles were supposedly destroyed, the Secret Service traces the reappearance of two of the rare coins back to a deal with a jeweler
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In 1913, temperatures in Death Valley reached a world-record high of 134 degrees Fahrenheit
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Each time rattlesnakes shed their skin, a scale remains behind which, in time, becomes the infamous rattle
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When Nancy Astor's husband gave up his seat in British parliament, she decided to run in his place
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A hammerhead shark locates a stingray hiding beneath the ocean floor. Unnerved, the stingray makes a dash for freedom—but is it too late?
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Donald Harvey, a mild-mannered hospital worker, called himself the "Angel of Death"
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Could the painting actually contain a message from Leonardo?
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Though little is known about Khufu, the pharaoh who oversaw the Great Pyramid's construction, vicious rumors about him persist today
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