Why the Fugate Family Has Blue Skin
Their complexions became something of a scarlet letter—or an indigo letter, as it were.
Their complexions became something of a scarlet letter—or an indigo letter, as it were.
A 132-year-old patent solves a persistent bathroom debate.
The meticulous art of recreating wildlife habitats in a museum setting is one the public isn't 19so keen on anymore.
A wrenching scene of shipwrecked men helpless in the grips of the ocean, Théodore Géricault's 'The Raft of the Medusa' is heralded as one of the most influential works of French Romanticism. But the story behind this 1819 painting is far richer and more t
Think of it as some of the original farm-to-table cuisine.
39 years after its arrival at the facility, and on the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the tree is being honored.
Before anesthesia, surgery wasn't considered the work of a licensed medical professional.
Pteridomania was a fearsome ailment. Symptoms caused women to swoon, fall off of cliffs and entire species to fall into endangered status. But the contagious disease wasn’t one of the body—rather, “fern fever” was a fad that swept through England during t
Probably not rich enough to run a stately home.
What the World's Littlest Skyscraper lacks in size, it makes up for in story.
Read on to learn more about the Gateway to the West.
There's more to the midwestern city than just barbecue. (Although the barbecue is pretty legendary.)
Oxygen discovered; Anne Frank's last diary entry; MTV's first broadcast....
This snail spent more than a night at the museum before someone realized it was still alive.
You've mastered the half-moon and know exactly what shades are on trend (greige? Marsala?). Still, there's plenty more to learn about the polish you swipe on your fingers and toes.
In 1968, a correspondence with a schoolteacher led to Charles Schulz creating the Peanuts’s first African-American character.
Why the wearable hamster cage didn't take off, we don't know.
The worst shark attack in history followed the bombing and sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
Bugs Bunny, one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time, has been around for three quarters of a century.
Haunting waterworlds that got in the way of progress.
Galileo Galilei has been dead for the better part of four centuries. But he's still pointing fingers at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy.
How one mysterious medical case helped map the brain.