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Saudi Arabian textbook shows Yoda at the UN
9-23-2017 |
19
A doctored image of Yoda at the United Nations has somehow ended up in a history textbook.
Is the Voynich Manuscript a health manual ?
9-10-2017 | 5
A history researcher believes that he may have finally solved the mystery of the medieval manuscript.
Britain's best UFO invasion hoax turns 50
9-7-2017 | 6
Back in 1967, a group of students managed to pull off one of the most convincing UFO hoaxes in history.
Today marks 48 years since first Moon landing
VIDEO 7-20-2017 | 11
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made history when they set foot on the lunar surface 48 years ago today.
Australia find 'rewrites the history books'
7-20-2017 | 8
Archaeologists now believe that Australia was colonized 18,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Monster-sized iceberg splits from Antarctica
VIDEO 7-12-2017 | 7
One of the largest icebergs in recorded history has broken away from the world's southernmost continent.
Europe, not Africa, was birthplace of mankind
5-23-2017 | 24
A remarkable new palaeontological discovery in Europe could rewrite the history of human evolution.
Japanese scientists to drill in to the mantle
4-9-2017 | 14
The aim will be to drill all the way down through the Earth's crust for the first time in history.
New discovery rewrites the history of Mars
3-6-2017 | 19
Scientists have revealed that Mars was much wetter and therefore more habitable than previously thought.
Mars rover hits mineral deposit 'jackpot'
12-31-2016 | 13
Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
Did megalodon teeth inspire monster myths ?
12-15-2016 | 32
The teeth of the largest shark in history may have influenced portrayals of a mythological sea monster.
Was infamous pirate Blackbeard a good guy ?
8-26-2016 | 11
New research has determined that Blackbeard wasn't quite as bloodthirsty as history would suggest.
July was hottest month in recorded history
8-16-2016 | 21
New data revealed by NASA has shown that global temperatures have been reaching record levels this year.
Skydiver survives jumping without a parachute
VIDEO 7-31-2016 | 58
Daredevil Luke Aikins has made history by jumping from 25,000ft in to a net without wearing a parachute.
Who was the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask?
5-8-2016 | 8
History professor Paul Sonnino believes he has finally uncovered the story of the man behind the mask.
SpaceX makes history with vertical landing
VIDEO 12-22-2015 | 30
Elon Musk's private space firm has managed to pull off a vertical rocket landing for the first time.
Natural history specimens have wrong names
11-17-2015 | 6
Researchers have revealed that half of all natural history specimens in museums are incorrectly labeled.
Vatican investigates Medjugorje apparitions
6-14-2015 | 12
The Vatican is set to rule on the validity of a long history of Virgin Mary sightings in Bosnia.
Top scientist was sacked over Nessie sighting
4-20-2015 | 12
In 1959, Dr. Denys Tucker of the Natural History Museum claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster.
65-year-old woman pregnant with quadruplets
4-12-2015 | 51
A teacher from Berlin has become the oldest woman in history to become pregnant with four babies.
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