Mark Mancini

Joined: Nov 21, 2012

A native of fabulous Rochester, NY, Mark loves freelance writing, community theater, & anything dinosaur-related. He’s also obsessed with Denver Broncos football.

American servicemen and women in Paris celebrate on V-J Day, marking the end of World War II.

Savage battles, atomic bombs, and shark attacks were just some of the events leading up to the end of World War II in August 1945. Here's a look back on its 80th anniversary.

Mount Rushmore draws millions of visitors every year. Here are some facts about the controversial monument.

The giant panda’s comeback shows that conservation works.

From the world’s tiniest water lily to the second-largest baleen whale, these animals and plants have beaten the odds (with a big assist from dedicated conservationists).

Would you recoil in terror if spell-check ever stopped working? Fear not: You're in good company.

The mushroom cloud forms seconds after the Trinity atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945.

Eighty years after the first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico, we’re still feeling the political and scientific shockwaves.

Great White Shark breaching at Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa.

The truth about these apex predators is often stranger—and more compelling—than the fiction.

Aspiring Eagle Scouts no longer sew these patches onto their merit badge sashes, much to the chagrin of taxidermists and almond farmers everywhere

Magnetic north is shifting towards Siberia, but that doesn't quite explain why maps put north at the top.

The megalodon was the largest shark to ever live, but luckily for us, it’s definitely extinct.

These crested songbirds add a welcome dash of color to yards throughout much of the United States. Let’s get a little better acquainted with our rosy, non-migratory neighbors.