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April 26, 2018

Chilling 'I am Jack the Ripper' postcard resurfaces

A chilling 19th-century postcard written by someone claiming to be ‘Jack the Ripper’ has resurfaced in the U.K., puzzling experts.

April 25, 2018

Incredible Revolutionary War journal surfaces, detailing POW's escape from British prison ship

A young American sailor’s journal detailing his harrowing experiences during the Revolutionary War has been donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

April 25, 2018

Rare Roman discovery thrills experts: Emperor's marble head found at Egyptian temple site

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an extremely rare marble head depicting the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

April 24, 2018

Mysterious shipwreck discovered in Great Lakes believed to be nearly 200 years old

Experts are planning to investigate a mysterious Great Lakes shipwreck that they say may be the oldest in Lake Erie and might be nearly 200 years old.

April 20, 2018

How a bizarre Nazi military machine left a lasting mark on the environment

VIENNA —The Tirpitz was the Nazis' most imposing warship and the largest battleship ever built by a European navy. It should have been an easy target for bombers, but this massive vessel could hide in plain sight.

April 19, 2018

Doctor who gave Asperger syndrome its name helped Nazis kill children, study says

The Austrian doctor for whom Asperger syndrome is named helped the Nazis kill disabled children during World War II, according to a study published Thursday.

April 19, 2018

Rare Titanic rescue letters surface

Two extremely rare letters written by a passenger on Titanic rescue ship RMS Carpathia are up for auction in the U.K. this weekend.

April 18, 2018

WWII wreck USS Helena discovered by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's crew

A team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the wreck of the USS Helena in the Pacific, almost 75 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes.

April 18, 2018

Haunting Titanic photo shows disaster victim's burial at sea

A rare photograph of a burial ceremony for a victim of the Titanic disaster is going up for auction this weekend, 106 years after the ill-fated ocean liner sank in the Atlantic, with more than 1,500 of its 2,224 passengers perishing.

April 17, 2018

What the heck are these 520-million-year-old blobs? Experts can't agree.

Here's a brainteaser: Do the 520-million-year-old fossils of an ancient, bug-like creature actually show a silhouette of its brains?