They Came to See Komodo Dragons. Some Ended Up Fighting for Their Lives
People travel to Indonesia hoping to get a glimpse of the Komodo dragon. Some have instead found themselves fighting for their lives. One 8-year-old boy was killed,…
The Fermi Paradox: If Aliens Should Be Everywhere, Why Is the Universe Silent?
The universe is unimaginably old, enormous and filled with stars and planets. With hundreds of billions of galaxies and more than 100 billion planets in the Milky…
They Put This Island on Maps for 400 Years. Then Scientists Went Looking for It
For centuries, maps showed a small island sitting in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. It had a name, a location and…
She Vanished at Age One. 51 Years Later, DNA Found Her
On August 23, 1971, a one-year-old girl disappeared from Fort Worth, Texas, after a woman claiming to be a babysitter came to take care of her. For…
The Plane Landed Safely. Then All 301 People on Board Died
The plane was already on the ground, back at the airport, and the most dangerous part of the emergency should have been over. But on August 19,…
The Pilot Who Survived the Bermuda Triangle—and Said He Flew 100 Miles Into the Unknown
On December 4, 1970, pilot Bruce Gernon flew from the Bahamas toward Florida with his father and a business partner. What began as a routine trip soon…
Dozens of Nobles Fell Into a Cesspit. One Future Emperor Survived
On July 26, 1184, some of the most powerful men in medieval Europe gathered in Erfurt for what should have been an important political meeting. Then, without…
172 Runners Started This Race. 21 Never Made It Back
At 9 a.m. on May 22, 2021, 172 runners started a 100-kilometer ultramarathon through the spectacular Yellow River Stone Forest in northwestern China. The course climbed into…
History Says This City Existed. No One Has Ever Found It
Deep in the tropical forests of southern Malaysia lies the legend of a city that may have disappeared more completely than almost any other ancient settlement. Kota…
Lindsay Clancy Child-Killing Trial Ends Without a Verdict After 7 Days?
After more than four weeks of testimony, the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy ended Friday without a verdict. Jurors spent seven days trying to decide…