Sure, there are the names you’d expect—hello, New York—while others are more surprising, like the number one spot on the list. Did your home state make the naughty list, or are they nice?
During the California Gold Rush, Bodie California was a boom town filled with people looking for wealth and work. But when the gold depleted, so did the people—leaving one utterly disturbing thing behind.
US officials claimed most of the inmates held at Guantanamo Bay had been captured as part of terror groups fighting in Afghanistan—but the truth was actually much darker.
Florida may offer an abundance of sunshine, but the state is not exactly renewable energy-friendly. Solar panels can cost upwards of $20,000—and that’s just the beginning.
Sure, there are the names you’d expect—hello, New York—while others are more surprising, like the number one spot on the list. Did your home state make the naughty list, or are they nice?
Humans are masters at adaptation and survival—and few cultures prove that as clearly as the Inuit. Theirs is one of the greatest stories of survival, not just against the hardships of the life in the northernmost reaches of our planet but also against the tides of colonization and assimilation.
The RMS Olympic was the sister to the Titanic and the Britannic—two ships that met tragic ends. It had an illustrious career beginning in 1911. It tried to help rescue survivors during the sinking of the Titanic, was the subject of a historic strike, and also played a pivotal role in WWI.
From fascinating cultural traditions to indescribable massacres, find out how the Navajo people survived decades of injustice and conflict, using sheer persistence and their intriguing, “secret code.”
We are all familiar with the basic principles of our legal system and how they became enshrined into law over generations. You might even know the ins and outs of how laws get passed in the United States, but what about laws pre-America? How did ancient legal documents written thousands of years ago influence the modern law of today?
What is the best country in the world? That's a question US News and World Report set out to answer. And they did...So, here we will look at the ranking of the 50 best countries in the world.
Not every fossil fits neatly into the history books. Some challenge everything scientists thought they understood. One particular discovery, preserved for 47 million years, has left experts with more questions than answers. Its existence alone suggests an entire chapter of Earth’s past remains unwritten.
