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25 Stunning Photos Of Hegra, The Ancient City That Sat Untouched For 2,000 Years

25 Stunning Photos Of Hegra, The Ancient City That Sat Untouched For 2,000 Years

Built by a pre-Islamic society in what is now Saudi Arabia, Hegra was the second city of the Nabataean kingdom.
Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue

Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue

Cleopatra's perfume was so legendary that Marc Antony could supposedly smell the queen from miles away before her ships even arrived on the shores of his kingdom.
Da Vinci’s Secret Drawing Underneath The ‘Mona Lisa’ Reveals How Different This Masterpiece Almost Was

Da Vinci’s Secret Drawing Underneath The ‘Mona Lisa’ Reveals How Different This Masterpiece Almost Was

Scientist Pascal Cotte scoured 1,650 high-tech camera images over the course of 15 years to uncover the sketch.
Why Police Said Rey Rivera’s Death Was A Suicide — And Why The Puzzling Evidence Says Otherwise

Why Police Said Rey Rivera’s Death Was A Suicide — And Why The Puzzling Evidence Says Otherwise

Rey Rivera was just 32 years old when he vanished without a trace on May 16, 2006. A week later, he was found dead in Baltimore's Belvedere Hotel.
How Hercules Mulligan Spied On The British And Saved George Washington During The Revolutionary War

How Hercules Mulligan Spied On The British And Saved George Washington During The Revolutionary War

Although he was an Irish tailor for the Redcoats, Hercules Mulligan was also a secret member of the Sons of Liberty — and the perfect Patriot spy during the American Revolution.
33 Haunting Photos Of Gary, Indiana — ‘The Most Miserable City In America’

33 Haunting Photos Of Gary, Indiana — ‘The Most Miserable City In America’

Racism, economic decline, and violence left the city of Gary, Indiana in ruins in the 1970s — and it hasn't recovered since.
Scientists Recreate Voice Of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Using A 3D Printer

Scientists Recreate Voice Of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Using A 3D Printer

"The idea of going to a museum and coming away having heard a voice from 3,000 years ago is the sort of thing people might well remember for a long time."
Remains Of Warrior Buried 2,600 Years Ago Identified As A 12-Year-Old Girl

Remains Of Warrior Buried 2,600 Years Ago Identified As A 12-Year-Old Girl

The young fighter was originally misidentified as male after she was first excavated in 1988. Now, modern scientific techniques have revealed her true identity as an Amazon warrior.
The Elephant’s Foot, The Lethal Mass Of Radioactive Material In Chernobyl’s Basement

The Elephant’s Foot, The Lethal Mass Of Radioactive Material In Chernobyl’s Basement

The lava-like blob of radioactive materials known as the Elephant's Foot was left behind after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine in 1986.
27 Possible Graves Found At Florida All-Boys School With History Of Abuse And Disaster

27 Possible Graves Found At Florida All-Boys School With History Of Abuse And Disaster

While cleaning the former school's grounds, 27 "anomalies" consistent with the characteristics of unmarked graves were discovered.
Jay Sebring: Celebrity Hairstylist, Sharon Tate’s Lover, And Manson Family Murder Victim

Jay Sebring: Celebrity Hairstylist, Sharon Tate’s Lover, And Manson Family Murder Victim

Hollywood's premier celebrity hairstylist who worked with the brightest stars of the 1960s, Jay Sebring was killed by the Manson Family on August 9, 1969.