"The obese and overweight tourists, combined with the lack of shade and water as well as the sheer heat and 568 cobbled steps, is what is causing such a problem."

Lawrence Dickson was declared M.I.A. in 1944 after his plane went down due to engine troubles somewhere over the Austria-Italy border.

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears' turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead.

This is the first time a multicellular organism has been brought back to life after a such an extensive dormant period.

Researchers have discovered a link between exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and a higher likelihood to pursue entrepreneurship — among other puzzling side effects.

For 80 years, the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart has fascinated the public. New research believes it's solved what exactly happened in her final days.

From a mayor who tripped on his own beard to a woman devoured by a pack of frenzied Dachshunds, history is full of some incredibly unusual deaths.