Women like Mae Capone and Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti stood behind their gangster husbands for better or for worse.

The research team uncovered the treasure while examining a field in Årdal, Norway ahead of the construction of a new road.

Archaeologists excavating caves in Malaysia's Nenggiri Valley unearthed 16 Neolithic burials and more than 71,000 prehistoric ...

From "lion whisperer" Jack Bonavita to "America's first supermodel" Audrey Munson, these fascinating figures from history rarely show up in textbooks.

Before the Fukushima disaster of 2011, the Tokaimura nuclear accident was the worst in Japan’s history. On Sept. 30, 1999, a combination of safety shortcuts, human error, and lack of oversight led to ...

During the Great Depression, Pretty Boy Floyd rose to prominence as one of the most notorious bank robbers in history. Rumor had it that he was a generous man who destroyed mortgage documents as he ...

Pantelleria is a dot on the map, a tiny island located about midway between Sicily and Tunisia. But 2,000 years ago, it was likely the site of danger and drama, as a hoard of recently discovered Roman ...

Archaeologists expect to find relics from the past, but not relics left behind by other researchers just like them. A team of student volunteers recently came across a particularly unusual artifact ...

Tattooed in blue dye from head to toe, the Picts were an ancient people who once inhabited Scotland and turned back the Roman Empire. Some 2,000 years ago, Scotland was home to a group of people known ...

In 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks passionately argued against the death penalty at a school debate. “Punishment should be reformative, never vindictive,” the boy declared. His older brother, Jack, ...

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Assos in modern-day Türkiye have uncovered a 1,700-year-old Roman ringstone with a depiction of Athena, the goddess who was believed to have protected the city.