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The U.S. and USSR employed spies, quelled internal dissent, made allies abroad, and stockpiled nuclear weapons in this proxy war.

LEGO bricks are notorious for being indestructible, but one color is an exception.

Old maps are littered with islands that have vanished. What happened to these strange and unexplainable lost lands? Did they ever exist in the first place?

Swedish engineer Salomon August Andrée and two companions wanted to fly a hydrogen balloon over the North Pole. Their Arctic mission didn’t go as planned.

New York, California, and Texas come out on top.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Sick astronauts on a space mission can’t just pop down to Earth to see a doctor. Here’s how they deal with bumps, bruises, and worse.

When something goes wrong with your car, a curious-looking icon illuminates on the dashboard. But what those symbols mean isn’t always obvious.

Since 1789, Congress has sent 33 constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. Here’s the scoop on the six amendments that didn't make the grade.

‘Mr. Payback’ might not have set the box office alight, but it did at least try to pioneer a new form of entertainment.

These one-piece bathing suits, which are modeled after Star Trek: The Next Generation's Starfleet uniforms, are perfect for an afternoon in the Holodeck’s sauna program.

For Star Trek’s First Contact Day, Toynk has released a new tent for fans, human and Vulcan alike, in the shape of a Federation Type 6 shuttlecraft.

You'll never have to give up or surrender your love for <em>Galaxy Quest</em>. Grab this opportunity by Grabthar's Hammer.

Hindsight is 20/20.

Never doubt the power of a devoted audience: Time and again, adoring fan bases have brought television shows back from the brink of cancellation—or actual cancellation. Shows like Family Guy and Futurama were resuscitated long after cancellation by the i

The code name for the American mission: Operation Little Vittles.

The space agency helped out on a landmark criminal case in 1990.

From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map so you can see where they all are.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

Latin isn’t widely spoken in Latin America, so why is it called that?