Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...

The public’s perception of black cats has always been negative due to their association with evil and superstition, witchcraft, and curses. In Ancient Egypt, people tended to avoid black cats.

If a doctor “treats the abscess in a nobleman’s eye but causes the loss of the eye,” he would lose his hand. A handful of Egyptian documents describe medicines made from beans, leeks, figs, dates, and ...

From the time of the Renaissance forward, these fortresses were renovated into elegant mansions complete with gardens, turrets, and other architectural flourishes. The Latin “castellum” refers to a ...

A pygmy legged dragon from Kyrgyzstan, ungulate whales and a live granny rug.

When Charlemagne died in 814, his son, Louis the Pious, succeeded him on the throne. After his death, the Treaty of Verdun confirmed the division of the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms.

It's unclear how anything on this list can be taken seriously at all. The newspaper referred to the hypothetical ninth planet on the edge of the Solar System. Scientists suggest the possibility of its ...

What seems clear is that if China’s rapid development in space continues at this rate, most other countries will have little choice but to join in.

The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most renowned battles in Greek history. It was fought between Greek cities and 300 Spartans against Persia in 480 BC. During one of the most famous conflicts in ...

Not at all. Like other reptiles, snakes are covered with smooth, dry scales. They’re not slippery at all. This misconception arose because snakes are often confused with amphibians. Most frogs and ...