The chicken of the woods mushroom is vibrantly beautiful and fascinating to boot. Many people also consider it a delicacy! Learn more about here, including identification and cooking information.

So far, HIV has eluded a cure because it installs its genome into human DNA so insidiously that it's impossible for our immune system to clear it out. While current treatments are effective, a lifetime of toxic drugs is required to prevent its recurrence.…

Shitterton is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It has attracted worldwide attention for its name, which dates back at least a thousand years and means "farmstead on the stream used as an open sewer". Shitterton has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place…

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Lobsters, birds and some primates use quarantine to ward off infections

Think you've seen about everything? Try paintings by elephants that sell for thousands of dollars

This week, the inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko will deliver its findings. The former Russian spy was poisoned with a cup of tea in a London hotel. Working with Scotland Yard detectives, as he lay dying, he traced the lethal substance to a former…

An attempt to erect the world’s largest popsicle in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier.

2008 thriller drama movie on the attempted Stauffenberg coup against Hitler directed by Bryan Singer

series of fictional works about a British spy

German world war II submarine

Researchers found that most holy water contained high levels of bacteria, making none of it fit for human consumption.

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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase (3300 – 3000 BC) in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum (Maltese: Ipoġew), literally meaning "underground"…

American World War II pilot, first African-American U.S. Air Force general

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Greek culture had an amazing impact on the Roman Empire. Here is a list of the top 12 fascinating facts about ancient Greece.

historical use of biological toxins or infectious agents as an act of war