97 percent of voters favored becoming a U.S. state, but that doesn't mean we'll be seeing 51 stars any time soon.

Whether a senator or a local mayor, Bernie has always done his own thing.

They walked into the surf to help what they thought was a struggling animal. But it was actually there for another reason.

Thomas Edison was long credited as the inventor of recorded sound — that is, until a 2008 discovery.

From Thermopylae to Marathon, discover the most important battles of the ancient Greek wars, which helped set the course of European history for centuries.

A baby bird from the Cretaceous period has been preserved for tens of millions of years.

Gavel the German Shepherd was deemed too sociable for life on the force, so he's now officially been made Vice-Regal Dog instead.

Mummy DNA uncovered, dinosaur-era bird found, ancient Roman cat pawprint discovered, oldest homo sapiens fossil unearthed, Van Gogh paintings made into film.

Federal prosecutors estimate that up to 100 girls were cut over the 12-year period.

Tales of sex, violence, betrayal, incest, and more violence.

The "cradle of mankind" is bigger than researchers thought.