Six Reasons Why the Ottoman Empire FellThe Ottoman Empire was once among the biggest military and economic powers in the world. So what happened?Read more
The Most Contentious Royal Sibling Feuds Through HistoryRoyal brothers and sisters have squabbled through the ages—often leading to war.Read more
The Dark Connection Between UFOs and Grisly MutilationsOne of the most shocking cases involved an Air Force sargeant allegedly abducted by a saucer-like aircraft.Read more
7 Cultural Sites Damaged or Destroyed by WarViolence in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and West Africa has taken a toll on historic buildings and monuments.Read more
Early Humans May Have Scavenged More than They HuntedWhy go to the trouble of tracking and killing an animal when a saber-tooth cat can do the job instead?Read more
George Adamski Got Famous Sharing His UFO Photos and Alien ‘Encounters’He claimed to have conversed with Venusians using hand gestures and mental telepathy.Read more
These Despots Had Different National Identities at BirthNapoleon and Hitler were among those who hailed from outside the countries they ultimately ruled.Read more
This Air Force Jet Was Scrambled to Intercept a UFO—Then DisappearedThe Air Force offered the pilot’s widow conflicting explanations.Read more
Lewis and Clark’s Travels Included Dozens of Astonishing Animal EncountersThe explorers not only produced maps from their 1804-1806 expedition to the American West, they also recorded some 122 animals new to science.Read more
How the CIA Tried to Quell UFO Panic During the Cold WarAmid reports of flying saucers swarming the nation’s capital, the intelligence agency realized it needed a P.R. strategy.Read more
What Happened to the Doomed Franklin Expedition? These Are the CluesIn 1845, two ships left England to navigate the fabled Northwest Passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Then they vanished without a trace.Read more
How the ‘Little Green Men’ Phenomenon Began on a Kentucky FarmThe 11 witnesses who arrived at the Hopkinsville police station were genuinely terror-struck.Read more