Today marks the 55th anniversary of the escape of three men from the 'inescapable' Alcatraz prison.
A new study has indicated that the classic novelist may have died due to the arsenic in her medication.
The local people of Chile's Atacama desert have developed the ability to drink water laced with arsenic.
Teams from Russia and South Korea are working together to bring the extinct species back to life.
Our brains may actually perceive only a fraction of reality to help ensure the survival of our species.
Dancing robots might be nothing new, but what about 1,007 of them all dancing at the same time ?
A bizarre interview on Good Morning Britain saw identical twins answering questions in perfect sync.
A remarkable new plan could see drug convicts incarcerated within a prison guarded by crocodiles.
New evidence suggests that the men who escaped the infamous prison 50 years ago did make it to safety.
Early voice recordings from the 1880s have finally been played thanks to a new technique using computers.
Thomas Edison had attempted to come up with a device that could record voices from beyond the grave.
An American airman has received compensation after suffering radiation poisoning during the encounter.
A new study has explored what happened to three men who vanished after escaping the island prison.
The dungeon in which Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned by the Turks has been found at Tokat Castle.
Tourists visiting San Francisco's infamous island prison caught something unusual on camera.
A visitor to the reportedly haunted 19th century prison managed to capture an unusual figure on camera.
Scientists have been attempting to determine what processes caused the gully to form so quickly.
Mystery has long surrounded the strange and protracted death of one of history's greatest leaders.
The 'comet of the century' didn't survive its close encounter with the sun and appears to have broken up.
It will soon be crunch time for the 'comet of the century' as it passes through the corona of the sun.