Built in 1809 after a grisly defeat by the Turks, the Skull Tower originally boasted 952 skulls from the decapitated heads of Serbian rebels.

"It's incredible that in more than 250 million years of reptile evolution, the way the skull develops in the egg remains more or less the same. Goes to show — you don't mess with a good thing."

"The surgical operation is the most complex I have ever seen in my 40 years of working with anthropological materials."

Forest fires in Chernobyl's exclusion zone are not uncommon, but this huge blaze has experts concerned over rising radiation levels.

About 30 years ago, Canadian farmers released hogs into the wild as the meat market slowed. These pigs have since grown gigantic and are ravaging farmland across the continent.

Rarely found in the Southern Hemisphere, amber can preserve ancient organisms exactly as they were millions of years ago.

Evidence found in an ancient soil sample indicates that during the Cretaceous Period, Antarctica was home to a thriving rainforest on its iceless terrain.

Actress Natacha Jaitt accused several celebrities in Argentina of involvement in a child sex ring on live TV in 2018. Mere months later, she was found dead of a suspected "overdose."

Chicken hatcheries are traditionally busiest in the weeks preceding Easter, during stock market downturns, and presidential election years.

From building a $79 million drug empire to helping dismember a federal informant, big-cat zookeeper Mario Tabraue almost makes his friend Joe Exotic look tame in comparison.

Last year, Sally "Redoshi" Smith was identified as the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. New research reveals Matilda McCrear lived three years longer — and led an extraordinary life.