Iceland is a country dotted with Viking relics, breathtaking volcanic landscapes and picture-perfect scenery. And, if you believe one subset of the population, elves.

Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.

Though he carries himself like a master businessman, Donald Trump's real estate business has left a trail of debt and destruction from Fort Lauderdale to Baja.

Glaucus atlanticus, or the blue dragon, is one of the most fascinating looking creatures in the ocean. It also happens to be one of the most deadly.

People have been going to space since 1961, and since then, one question has lingered: Can you have sex in space? And has anyone done it?

Even former President Nixon's aide admits the war on drugs was a con.

You've likely been fooled, astounded, and enraged by the infamous checker shadow illusion. Here's why it gets you every time.

How New York City's Doyers Street became the deadliest street in American history, known forever as The Bloody Angle.

While this ultra powerful nuclear weapon was too deadly to stay in use, here's your one chance to see the peacekeeper missile in action.

Most know that male seahorses are the baby bearers of the species. What few know is how shockingly strange seahorse birth actually looks.

See the new pictures from Hubble that reveal the Tarantula Nebula's enormous star cluster containing the largest known star in the universe.