We've come a long way in terms of how we treat our kids. This history of child abuse will shock you.

The papacy has unleashed a number of dingbats to the global stage; Pope Stephen VI is one of the Church's finest, with his decision to exhume his predecessor to bring him to trial among the papacy's weirdest moments.

Chances are that half the sci-fi movies you've ever seen have been inspired by HR Giger's artwork. Get to know him.

Powerful figures have used — or created — mental illness to manipulate and control a given time's undesirables. We explore it, starting with the Bible.

Saint Veronica was one of those annoying "I'll be happy even though my life is miserable" types. It's that trait that excludes most of us from sainthood.

The recent discovery of Homo floresiensis makes the story of human evolution all the more interesting.

Considering that you use it every day, understanding the oil production business is kind of a must.

These sci-fi movie blunders prove that no matter how sophisticated we try to make space on the silver screen, it's going to be fraught with errors.

North Korea tends to grab the headlines as the world's favorite ideological basket case, Turkmenistan offers just as much potential for lulz.

Why reduce dramatic weather to small talk fodder when, as these images show, it's clearly so much more?

A country is only as strong as the propaganda it sells to its people and the world. In that case, Kim Jong Il's North Korea is a heavyweight champion.