When we think of underwater construction, we picture modern divers with high-tech gear and oxygen tanks. But over 2,000 years ago, ancient Roman divers were already diving…

When most people think of World War II aces, their minds turn to men in cockpits, dogfighting through smoke-filled skies. But among them soared a woman who…

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From the icy battlegrounds of Finland to the dense jungles of Southeast Asia, the story of Lauri Törni later known as Larry Thorne is one of extraordinary…

In an age when women were expected to host tea parties, not face crocodiles, Mary Kingsley shattered every Victorian expectation. Her name may not ring as loudly…

During the dark days of World War II, inside the brutal confines of a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines, one man risked everything to build a…

More than two thousand years ago, a brilliant Greek thinker named Eratosthenes changed the way we understand our planet using nothing but sunlight, shadows, and some clever…

In 1980, while many were busy chasing careers in cities or settling into suburban life, a woman named Diane Boyd made a decision that most would never…

For over a century, 98.6°F has been considered the gold standard for “normal” human body temperature. It’s the number most of us grew up memorizing in health…