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Inside The Enduring Legend Of The Jackalope — And The Bizarre History Behind It

Ever since the 19th century, explorers and cowboys in the American West have reported sightings of rabbits with horns or antlers sprouting from their heads — but are jackalopes actually real?

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 7, 2024

Inside The Enduring Legend Of The Jackalope — And The Bizarre History Behind It

Ever since the 19th century, explorers and cowboys in the American West have reported sightings of rabbits with horns or antlers sprouting from their heads — but are jackalopes actually real?

By Kaleena Fraga • October 7, 2024

Inside The Terrifying Mouth Of A Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback sea turtles eat by swallowing water along with their prey, then vomiting up the water while the spikes in their mouths prevent the prey from escaping.

By Nickolaus Hines • Oct 5, 2024

Inside The Terrifying Mouth Of A Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback sea turtles eat by swallowing water along with their prey, then vomiting up the water while the spikes in their mouths prevent the prey from escaping.

By Nickolaus Hines • October 5, 2024

8 Unnerving Bigfoot Stories That Will Make Believers Out Of Skeptics

From early 1900s attacks in the Pacific Northwest to the most recent Sasquatch sightings, these close encounters with Bigfoot will send chills up your spine.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 4, 2024

8 Unnerving Bigfoot Stories That Will Make Believers Out Of Skeptics

From early 1900s attacks in the Pacific Northwest to the most recent Sasquatch sightings, these close encounters with Bigfoot will send chills up your spine.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 4, 2024

A Massive Roman Mosaic Was Just Uncovered By A Farmer In Eastern Türkiye

The vivid mosaic depicts native animals like lions, goats, ducks, wild boars, and Anatolian leopards.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 3, 2024

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A Massive Roman Mosaic Was Just Uncovered By A Farmer In Eastern Türkiye

The vivid mosaic depicts native animals like lions, goats, ducks, wild boars, and Anatolian leopards.

By Austin Harvey • October 3, 2024

Some Octopuses Hunt With Packs Of Fish — And Punch Those That Don’t Cooperate

Previously, researchers believed octopuses hunted alone and that fish came by to pick up any leftover scraps — but new research reveals a much more complex operation.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 1, 2024

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Some Octopuses Hunt With Packs Of Fish — And Punch Those That Don’t Cooperate

Previously, researchers believed octopuses hunted alone and that fish came by to pick up any leftover scraps — but new research reveals a much more complex operation.

By Austin Harvey • October 1, 2024

Archaeologists In Denmark Just Uncovered 50 Exceptionally Well-Preserved Viking Skeletons

The Viking skeletons were so well-preserved that researchers believe they will be able to conduct DNA analyses to learn more about them.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 30, 2024

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Archaeologists In Denmark Just Uncovered 50 Exceptionally Well-Preserved Viking Skeletons

The Viking skeletons were so well-preserved that researchers believe they will be able to conduct DNA analyses to learn more about them.

By Austin Harvey • September 30, 2024

The Legend Of Bloody Mary And The Real Woman Who May Have Inspired It

After burning hundreds of Protestants at the stake in the mid-1500s, Queen Mary I of England became known as "Bloody Mary" — and a chilling legend was born.

By Krissy Howard • Sep 29, 2024

The Legend Of Bloody Mary And The Real Woman Who May Have Inspired It

After burning hundreds of Protestants at the stake in the mid-1500s, Queen Mary I of England became known as "Bloody Mary" — and a chilling legend was born.

By Krissy Howard • September 29, 2024

Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 20, 2024

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Irish Farmer Digs Up 50-Pound Slab Of Centuries-Old Bog Butter

For thousands of years, people in Ireland deposited these butter slabs in peat bogs as a way to preserve them — and sometimes even buried them as offerings to the gods.

By Austin Harvey • September 20, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

Fossil Hunter In Texas Unearths The Fossilized Jaw Of A Prehistoric ‘Sea Monster’

Globidens alabamaensis had unique, globular teeth that were perfectly suited for crushing the shells of turtles and mollusks.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 18, 2024

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Fossil Hunter In Texas Unearths The Fossilized Jaw Of A Prehistoric ‘Sea Monster’

Globidens alabamaensis had unique, globular teeth that were perfectly suited for crushing the shells of turtles and mollusks.

By Austin Harvey • September 18, 2024