On this day in history, Nostradamus is born, George Washington dies at Mount Vernon, and Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole.

The number of known octopus nurseries worldwide now totals only three, making these finds incredibly rare.

Charles and Emma Darwin's 10 children were chronically ill and three did not survive to adulthood.

"May the great Flying Spaghetti Monster rouse himself from his stupor and let his noodle appendages ground each assembly member in their seats."

Sound is an invaluable survival tool for animals. This experiment aimed to understand how its use differed in various species related to dinosaurs.

It was thanks to Kerstin Fritzl's sudden illness that she and her family were able to escape from their basement prison in 2008.

No one has ever called this castle home — even though it's been standing for more than a century.

"He took bottles with him during his military campaigns. Records show he was going through two to three bottles a day when, even now, people may use a bot...

The building could have housed up to 20,000 scrolls.

These are the heroes you didn't learn about in history class.