Despite the chivalry seen aboard Titanic, men usually fare better than women when marine disasters strike.
Find out how a bitter rivalry killed a U.S. vice president, how a spot of tea took a violent turn and how jealousy spelled doom for a Russian writer.
Researchers excavating the Maya settlement of Uxul, buried deep within the jungle, have uncovered the final resting place of a young prince.
Scraping animal hides, not hunting with spears, may have produced Neanderthals’ humerus asymmetry.
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of more than 200 warriors who were thrown into a Danish lake some 2,000 years ago.
Discover six things you may not know about the Medal of Honor, which was signed into law 150 years ago, and its recipients.
A previously unknown copy of the map credited with popularizing the name “America” has turned up in a university library in Munich.
Unlike other human ancestors, Australopithecus sediba foraged for tough, hard items like leaves, wood and bark, new research suggests.
