HISTORY

Yale scientists analyzed leftovers from the 1951 fete, and discovered that the legendary dish was actually sea turtle.

Created by a paranoid duke, these cards were used for entertainment, not mystical divination.

Forgotten street plans, the ashes of a martyr, and the origins of Doritos.

"Wives must understand that the life-giving fluid called the semen, which is produced in the creative organs of the man, is of great value in the upbuilding of his own body"

If you were serious about producing a male heir around the turn of the 20th century, there was plenty of questionable advice to follow.

This stranger-than-fiction saga involves a secret dig, a massive success, and unheard-of political corruption.

So scientists are searching the Moon pixel by pixel to find what perhaps one day could be some sort of national park for lunar inhabitants.

Sometimes it's ok to swear.

The process of discovery leaves behind a trail of ideas that didn’t pass muster, and the road to just about every breakthrough we’ve made is littered with alternate versions that got left behind.

A group of students at Florida International University have created an immersive virtual reality experience that lets guests travel back to 16th century London and watch part of 'Henry V' at the original Globe theater.

100 years ago, a competing version of the Boy Scouts of America drove its rival crazy—when its members weren’t shooting each other.

Learn more about the home of sideburns, the shopping mall, and 384 miles of shoreline.