Curious about the origins of the iconic green-skinned witch? Discover the fascinating history behind this spooky symbol.

From the sun-scorched cliffs of Arizona’s Superstition Mountains to the volcanic shores of Santorini, uncover locations where ...

Explore the secret life and legacy of WWII British Intelligence officer Vera Atkins and discover her pivotal role during the ...

A new discovery reveals more clues about what might be inside the anomalous Mesa. After a groundbreaking fourth season, investigators return to the 512-acre ranch in Utah's Uintah Basin to push their ...

Reflect on 80 years since Auschwitz’s liberation. Explore its history, echoes in today’s world and lessons to shape a more ...

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in Earth orbit. Learn more about her life, career and ...

You might have heard of ‘Opposite Day’, a tradition encouraging quirky behaviour. What exactly do people do on Opposite Day, ...

The Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, often called the ‘Balkan Nostradamus’ is known for her eerie and often cryptic predictions about the future. Blind since childhood, the clairvoyant was apparently able ...

Today, the word ‘terrible’ can be used to describe anything from a particularly bad meal to a natural disaster that kills millions of people. Back in the 16th Century when it was a nickname bestowed ...

Hitler believed the Soviets to be his natural ideological enemy and intended to conquer the country, enslave or exterminate the ‘subhuman’ native Slavic people.

In Poland, archaeologists have discovered a skeleton buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe – this corpse was feared to be a real-life vampire. But this is just the start of the ...

Ah Nostradamus. The gift that keeps on giving. The seer that keeps on seeing. Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf ...