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If an intelligent alien arrived on Earth, you can imagine what scientists would ask first. But when a Vatican astronomer faced a room full of reporters, someone asked something very different: would he baptize an extraterrestrial? His answer got a laugh. Then it made headlines.

While it's a fact that Alaska is the largest state by area and Idaho produces the most potatoes—those facts aren't very amazing. But these facts are...

The American South is full of ghosts: just ask anyone who lives there. You can't throw a stick without hitting a historic hotel, Civil War site, abandoned hospital, or antebellum plantation. So to get called "The Most Haunted Place" in any Southern state means there are some serious skeletons in the closet.

From haunted prisons and ghost towns to cryptid museums and bizarre roadside oddities, discover the creepiest roadside attraction in every U.S. state for an unforgettable fall road trip.

New evidence shows Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Australia 45,000 years ago, scavenging butchered animal remains and possibly acting as natural cleanup crews around ancient camps.

Americans assume their everyday habits are completely normal. Then they cross the Atlantic and discover that Europeans have been getting through life just fine without them. A few differences make sense. But many of them leave Americans asking the same question: Wait...you really don’t do that?

Every December, the Star of Bethlehem appears on cards, trees, and nativity scenes. But do we actually have the date all wrong? According to an astronomer who looked into the original story, one big clue points to a very different day...and it’s nowhere near December 25.

Scientists discovered four giant dinosaur footprints in North Dakota that may form the first known trackway made by an adult T. rex, offering rare clues about how it moved.

You probably learned all 50 state names in school. But probably not these names. Go back far enough, and some familiar places turn up under names you’d barely recognize. How many did you know about?

From Egypt’s Thonis-Heracleion to England’s drowned Dunwich, discover how sonar and underwater mapping are revealing cities and settlements hidden beneath the waves.

Yup, all of these places were welcoming visitors during the 80s, but the odds are you weren’t one of them. Honestly, how many of these spots did you actually visit?

Humans love to tell ourselves the same story: bigger brains made us smarter, smarter made us dominant, and dominance made us the ultimate human species. There is just one problem...