freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia

Australian prisoner of war

witch-vampire in the folklore around the Godavari River in India

Iron Age bog body from Denmark that was hanged before death

The pulsar PSR J1748-2446 is the universe's fastest-spinning object and the most extreme example of a neutron star known.

highly organized Italian-American criminal society

British sailor

1932 American gangster film

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is a shiny…

Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)

Hollywood star Jim Carrey has told how he was given training from an expert who advised the CIA on dealing with torture as he coped with a gruelling make-up regime in one of his movies.
The star had to endure a “horrendous” daily ordeal lasting...

Deciding on a name for your new dog can be a challenge at times; one medieval duke clearly thought so when he compiled a list of some 1065 appropriate names for dogs in his manual on game and hunting. Edward, Duke of York (grand-uncle of Edward IV and Richard…

The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion and destroyed the London School in New London, Texas, United States. The disaster killed more than 300 students and teachers. As of 2021[update], the event…

The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point of a substance depends on pressure…

German physician who survived hiding out with his family during The Holocaust

An evolutionary approach may help scientists understand why mothers become genetic chimeras and how that affects their health

ancient Egyptian strike

only homicide officially recorded in New York City on September 11, 2001

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.