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The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Stretches 1,600 Miles And Won’t Be Safe For Humans For Another 20,000 Years

After the nuclear meltdown in 1986, some 350,000 people evacuated what is now known as the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Most residents have never returned.

By Leah Silverman • May 30, 2017

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Stretches 1,600 Miles And Won’t Be Safe For Humans For Another 20,000 Years

After the nuclear meltdown in 1986, some 350,000 people evacuated what is now known as the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Most residents have never returned.

By Leah Silverman • May 30, 2017

How Rock Hudson Changed The Way The U.S. Treated The AIDS Epidemic

Hollywood's "Gentle Giant" shocked the world in 1985—and this shock would continue to make waves well after his death.

By Savannah Cox • May 29, 2017

How Rock Hudson Changed The Way The U.S. Treated The AIDS Epidemic

Hollywood's "Gentle Giant" shocked the world in 1985—and this shock would continue to make waves well after his death.

By Savannah Cox • May 29, 2017

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Had Serious Mental Disorders

In 2009, researchers at Hungary’s Semmelweis University published new findings about a relatively seldom-studied gene called neuregulin 1. To that point known almost solely as a gene that increased one’s susceptibility to schizophrenia, neuregulin 1 belonged to the study of madness. What the Semmelweis researchers did, however, was connect the...

By John Kuroski • May 28, 2017

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Had Serious Mental Disorders

In 2009, researchers at Hungary’s Semmelweis University published new findings about a relatively seldom-studied gene called neuregulin 1. To that point known almost solely as a gene that increased one’s susceptibility to schizophrenia, neuregulin 1 belonged to the study of madness. What the Semmelweis researchers did, however, was connect the...

By John Kuroski • May 28, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

This Week In History, May 21 – 27

New human ancestor uncovered, ancient temple reopened, hominid spine unveiled, T. rex ants found alive, enormous emerald dug up.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

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This Week In History, May 21 – 27

New human ancestor uncovered, ancient temple reopened, hominid spine unveiled, T. rex ants found alive, enormous emerald dug up.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2017

31 Surprising Charles Darwin Facts That Reveal The Man Behind The Theory Of Evolution

Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, pioneered what may be both the most well-known and most controversial theory in the history of science. But there’s even more to the man than just a great scientific brain — and these 31 fascinating Charles Darwin facts prove it: Next, watch this three-minute...

By Erin Kelly • May 25, 2017

31 Surprising Charles Darwin Facts That Reveal The Man Behind The Theory Of Evolution

Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, pioneered what may be both the most well-known and most controversial theory in the history of science. But there’s even more to the man than just a great scientific brain — and these 31 fascinating Charles Darwin facts prove it: Next, watch this three-minute...

By Erin Kelly • May 25, 2017

Deeds, Not Words: 38 Photos That Show The Militant Side Of The Suffrage Movement

Women didn’t win the vote by holding up signs and waiting for men to give them permission. They took the fight to the streets – and, though history usually brushes over the dirty details, it was sometimes violent. Some of the more militant suffragettes smashed windows, set buildings on fire,...

By Mark Oliver • May 25, 2017

Deeds, Not Words: 38 Photos That Show The Militant Side Of The Suffrage Movement

Women didn’t win the vote by holding up signs and waiting for men to give them permission. They took the fight to the streets – and, though history usually brushes over the dirty details, it was sometimes violent. Some of the more militant suffragettes smashed windows, set buildings on fire,...

By Mark Oliver • May 25, 2017

The Americans Who Attempted To Colonize Jerusalem

Throughout its existence, Jerusalem has seen countless individuals seek salvation on its soil (sometimes to the point of believing themselves to be the next coming of Christ). Jerusalem syndrome aside, perhaps one of the area’s most curious salvation stories comes from Chicago’s Spafford family, who in the late 19th century...

By All That's Interesting • May 24, 2017

The Americans Who Attempted To Colonize Jerusalem

Throughout its existence, Jerusalem has seen countless individuals seek salvation on its soil (sometimes to the point of believing themselves to be the next coming of Christ). Jerusalem syndrome aside, perhaps one of the area’s most curious salvation stories comes from Chicago’s Spafford family, who in the late 19th century...

By All That's Interesting • May 24, 2017

Newly-Discovered Remains Suggest Earliest Humans Came From Europe, Not Africa

Scientists have found a "missing link" in human evolution - suggesting that the first hominids evolved in Europe, rather than Africa.

By All That's Interesting • May 23, 2017

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Newly-Discovered Remains Suggest Earliest Humans Came From Europe, Not Africa

Scientists have found a "missing link" in human evolution - suggesting that the first hominids evolved in Europe, rather than Africa.

By All That's Interesting • May 23, 2017

31 Appallingly Racist Ads Of Decades Past

Several times per year, if not more frequently, a major brand comes under fire for running an advertisement that the public widely — and almost always justifiably — deems to be racist. Just last month, this happened to both Nivea and Sony. And in the latter case, the ad in...

By John Kuroski • May 22, 2017

31 Appallingly Racist Ads Of Decades Past

Several times per year, if not more frequently, a major brand comes under fire for running an advertisement that the public widely — and almost always justifiably — deems to be racist. Just last month, this happened to both Nivea and Sony. And in the latter case, the ad in...

By John Kuroski • May 22, 2017