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Zinaida Portnova: The Teenage Partisan Who Became A Soviet Hero During World War II

Zinaida Portnova: The Teenage Partisan Who Became A Soviet Hero During World War II

Zinaida Portnova was a typical teenager in Belarus, but when the Nazis invaded in 1941, she became a deadly resistance fighter who would later be awarded the Soviet Union's highest honor.
Chris Pérez And The Story Of His Marriage To Selena

Chris Pérez And The Story Of His Marriage To Selena

Guitarist Chris Pérez married Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in 1992, but what happened to Selena's husband after her tragic murder in 1995?
Meet Marianne Bachmeier, Germany’s ‘Revenge Mother’ Who Shot Her Child’s Killer In The Middle Of His Trial

Meet Marianne Bachmeier, Germany’s ‘Revenge Mother’ Who Shot Her Child’s Killer In The Middle Of His Trial

In March 1981, Marianne Bachmeier opened fire in a crowded courtroom and killed Klaus Grabowski — the man on trial for murdering her 7-year-old daughter.
Omayra Sánchez Was Trapped In A Mudflow When A Photographer Captured Her Last Moments

Omayra Sánchez Was Trapped In A Mudflow When A Photographer Captured Her Last Moments

After the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted on November 13, 1985, 13-year-old Omayra Sánchez became trapped in debris. Three days later, French photographer Frank Fournier captured her final moments.
33 Unsettling Photographs Of The Challenger Explosion As It Unfolded

33 Unsettling Photographs Of The Challenger Explosion As It Unfolded

From the crew's last days of training to the moment the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, see one of the worst disasters in American aerospace history as it happened.
Scientists Discover A Plant That’s Evolved To Be Able To Hide From Humans

Scientists Discover A Plant That’s Evolved To Be Able To Hide From Humans

The bright green flower Fritillaria delavayi has been harvested by humans for medicinal purposes for the last 2,000 years. Now, it's turning brown to camouflage itself.
This 13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

This 13,500-Year-Old Bird Figurine Is The Oldest Sculpture Ever Found In East Asia

The three-quarter-inch piece discovered in eastern China is 8,500 years older than similar artworks of its kind found in the region.
Researchers Discover Chlamydia In The Deepest Reaches Of The Arctic Ocean

Researchers Discover Chlamydia In The Deepest Reaches Of The Arctic Ocean

"Finding Chlamydiae in this environment was completely unexpected... And of course begged the question, what on earth were they doing there?"
Recently-Discovered Dinosaur Named ‘Star Lizard’ In Honor Of David Bowie

Recently-Discovered Dinosaur Named ‘Star Lizard’ In Honor Of David Bowie

The Stellasaurus or 'star lizard' roamed the badlands of Montana some 75 million years ago.
A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street

The paving was laid around the time of the Pantheon's original construction between 27 and 25 B.C.