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This Rembrandt Painting Was Deemed A Fake — But Now Experts Say It Could Be Real

This Rembrandt Painting Was Deemed A Fake — But Now Experts Say It Could Be Real

Analysis of the tree rings in the wood panel show that Head of a Bearded Man was done on wood from the same tree as another important Rembrandt work.
Toronto Residents Try To Save Oak Tree That’s Older Than Canada

Toronto Residents Try To Save Oak Tree That’s Older Than Canada

When French explorers first set up trading posts near Lake Ontario, this tree was already a sapling.
25 Heartbreaking Photos Of 9/11 Artifacts — And The Powerful Stories They Tell

25 Heartbreaking Photos Of 9/11 Artifacts — And The Powerful Stories They Tell

From items recovered at Ground Zero to tributes from victims' families, these artifacts from September 11th reveal the true scope of the tragedy.
Meet The Alligator Gar, The 100-Million-Year-Old ‘Megafish’ That Humans Almost Wiped Out

Meet The Alligator Gar, The 100-Million-Year-Old ‘Megafish’ That Humans Almost Wiped Out

The alligator gar fish, aka Atractosteus spatula, is often found in Texas and weighs up to 350 pounds while measuring up to 10 feet long.
Stressed Elephants Will Be Medicated With Marijuana At Warsaw Zoo

Stressed Elephants Will Be Medicated With Marijuana At Warsaw Zoo

The novel treatment program has yet to begin, but early trials on one of the elephants suggests that they like it.
Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Meet The Glass Frog, The Transparent Amphibian That’s Baffled Scientists And Foiled Predators

Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, glass frogs are some of the only partially see-through land animals on Earth — and their transparency is their greatest strength.
Police Seize $200,000 Cash And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms From California’s Zide Door Church

Police Seize $200,000 Cash And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms From California’s Zide Door Church

Authorities raided the Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants and seized $200,000 in cash and its stash of pot and psilocybin.
California Man Defends His Home From Wildfire With Cans Of Bud Light

California Man Defends His Home From Wildfire With Cans Of Bud Light

Still rebuilding after another fire destroyed his house years ago, California resident Chad Little risked his life to defend his property — armed only with a 30-pack of Bud Light.
Meet The Japanese Spider Crab, The ‘Daddy Long Legs Of The Sea’

Meet The Japanese Spider Crab, The ‘Daddy Long Legs Of The Sea’

With a leg span of 13 feet, the Japanese spider crab is the biggest crab in the world — and the stuff of nightmares in Japanese folklore.
Ancient Egyptians Violently Sacrificed Kittens And Cobras Before Mummifying Them

Ancient Egyptians Violently Sacrificed Kittens And Cobras Before Mummifying Them

Using the latest technology, scientists "digitally unwrapped" 2,000-year-old animal mummies from ancient Egypt and determined their causes of death.
Inside The Turbulent Antebellum Period — And What Really Happened Before The Civil War

Inside The Turbulent Antebellum Period — And What Really Happened Before The Civil War

Consisting of the decades before the Civil War, the Antebellum Era was a complicated time period in American history largely defined by brutal slavery in the South.