World War II's remnants still pose a threat to cities like Rennes, France, where 10,000 people were evacuated on October 24 after the discovery of a live bomb.
A recent study of samurai families' remains suggests that lead-based makeup may have contributed to the decline of Japan's Edo period.
Many American cities are plagued by the worldwide resurgence of bed bugs, pesky critters with a history that dates back to ancient times.
In what archaeologists are calling the most important Civil War find in decades, rare artifacts have emerged from a former Confederate prison site in Georgia.
Adolf Hitler may have had Jewish and African ancestors, according to a recent DNA study by Belgian researchers.
Excavations for a new Mexico City subway line have unearthed a number of important finds, including the remains of 50 Aztec children.
American women achieved the right to vote on August 18, 1920, thanks in part to a Tennessee legislator with a very powerful mother.
Researchers have uncovered an unlikely connection between a young Abraham Lincoln and the ill-fated Donner Party.
