Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

For 18 days, the world watched as a team of 10,000 rescuers worked to free 12 young boys and their soccer coach from Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

The largest weapon of World War I, the Paris Gun, also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Gun, was used by the Germans to attack the French capital in 1918.

One of the most impressive auditoriums ever built by the ancient Greeks, this structure measures 36 feet by 75 feet and features eight ascending rows of seats that could hold 200 people arranged in a semicircle around a stage.

The cache — which was discovered in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium — included hand grenades and light mortars.

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather Tom Merriman in December 2020 after she allegedly stumbled upon a huge collection of her nude photos he'd kept since she was 16.

The Dipteryx oleifera tree in Panama is uniquely equipped to withstand and even benefit from direct lightning strikes.

At 12,000 feet above sea level, La Paz, Bolivia is considered the highest city in the world — but living at such a high altitude can come with its challenges.

Excavations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed 2,000-year-old plant remains that may be from the ancient garden mentioned in the biblical Gospel of John.

Ben McDaniel disappeared in August 2010 and, despite intense searches of the underwater cave system where he was last seen, no sign of his remains has been found.

The site, located in Delbrück-Bentfeld, boasts at least three distinct Roman farmsteads and ancient artifacts like coins, knives, and pottery shards.