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.
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.
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered a ring once used as a way to secretly poison people's drinks.
A Russian man faces a prison sentence after police caught him dismantling and stealing a road.
Two elderly women were poisoned after being accused of using goblins to harm local children.
The war against poisonous spider bites could one day lead to a jab that will make a person immune.
Laced with poison, the dead mice are to help curb the large numbers of brown tree snakes in the region.
A comet due to pass close to the Earth in 2013 is expected to provide a rare and spectacular display.
Apollo astronaut Harrison Schmitt believes that private firms will soon take over from space agencies.
Six Italian scientists face up to six years in prison because they failed to predict an earthquake.
Nancy Marks was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing large sums of money from her clients.