Before coronavirus, other deadly pandemics and epidemics ravaged the globe, resulting in horrific death tolls.  Here are 5 of the deadliest in history. 

There’s been an ongoing dispute over what was the world’s largest carnivorous dinosaur.

How did the planets in the solar system come to be?

Since the creation of the atom bomb, the threat of nuclear war has loomed. Endless films and books have dealt with the nuclear apocalypse and its aftermath, but what would a nuclear apocalypse really look like?

The mystery of why the Vikings abandoned their settlements in western Greenland has puzzled historians for hundreds of years. New research is shedding light on why they left the world’s largest island during the 15th century.

The remains of four ancient warrior women were recently discovered in Russia, marking the first time ever Scythian fighting females have been found in the same tomb.

Nearly 42,000 years ago, massive animals such as six-foot-tall birds, 23-foot long lizards and wombat-like creatures the size of a Buick could be seen roaming the countryside. But a new study has found that these megafaunas became extinct because of human intervention and climate change. 

When stuck in water, honeybees are able to use their wings to generate waves that they then surf on to safety, a new study has revealed.

Geologists have extensively debated the age of the Nile River, with some early figures settling on around 6 million years. They've also wondered how the 4,132 mile-long river kept its persistence for so long, continually flowing north, a very unusual direction for river water to take. Now, researchers believe they may have the answers to these questions.

Back in 2003, the skeletal fragments of nine small hominids were found in the Liang Bua Cave on Flores, an Indonesian Island. The find included an almost complete skull and partial skeleton of a probable female around 30 years of age, which was named LB1. Once reconstructed, researchers were shocked to find that LB1 was only three and a half feet tall.