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The meteoric rise of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in photos (GOOG, GOOGL)
More than a year ago, Sundar Pichai took the helm at Google.While Larry Page is still CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet, Pichai has the incredibly important job of making sure that the company's...
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5,300-year-old Ötzi the Iceman probably ate prehistoric bacon
The remains of a mummified Copper Age man were discovered in a glacier in the Ötztal Alps in 1991 by two German hikers. Scientists named him Ötzi the Iceman because he was so well preserved in the ice,...
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The story of an Englishman in Auschwitz
On January 21 1943, an Englishman, his Dutch wife, and their two-year-old son, arrived at the so-called “Altejudenrampe,” the old unloading ramp between Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.The family...
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There's a secret room inside Mount Rushmore that stores important US documents
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has reignited a debate about what it means to be American.But many Americans might not know the secret behind one of the country's most iconic political...
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Trump has a strange connection to Nikola Tesla's deadly 'impenetrable wall of...
Building an impenetrable wall along the US-Mexican border, ostensibly to keep out foreigners, is a key item on President Donald Trump's campaign-promise checklist."I will build a great, great wall on...
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This amazing film shows what Iraq was like in the 1950s, before decades of...
In April 2014, the 20th-century film house British Pathé digitized more than 80,000 of its films and put them on YouTube."Ageless Iraq" is one of them, shot in the 1950s to introduce "a new country" to...
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People keep comparing Trump to a legendary US president — but all they share...
It seems like a lifetime ago that we were anticipating President Donald Trump's inauguration.Back then, his surrogates were crisscrossing the planet to assure leaders in business and politics that the...
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Researchers have found a way to trace your spit to migration patterns across...
Genetic data collected from roughly 770,000 tubes of spit are helping researchers get a better idea of the migration patterns that took place once immigrants moved to North America. Published Tuesday...
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The 11 biggest marches and protests in American history
Since Trump has taken office, his first orders as president have sparked a wave of activism around the US.On April 22, hundreds of thousands will come out for the Scientists' March on Washington, while...
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A new Dead Sea Scrolls cave has been discovered — and it might not be the last
In the rocky cliffs of Wadi Qumran, near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Virginia's Liberty University unearthed a remarkable...
View ArticleThis vintage video shows what New York City's subway was like in the 1940s
The New York Transit Museum archives have this vintage video produced by the NY Transportation Board in 1949 about the New York City subway system.At the time, the fare was $0.10 - and the turnstiles...
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Photos reveal the excavation of a newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls cave
In the more than 800 documents that make up the Dead Sea Scrolls, there are ancient copies of biblical texts, historical commentaries, hymns, recipes, and more.They provide some of the most detailed...
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The ancient story behind Valentine's Day is more brutal than romantic
How have we reached the point where the US is set to spend $30 billion on Valentine's Day?It all goes back to a mysterious, third century saint who suffered a brutal fate.St. Valentine of Terni was...
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17 photos that chronicle America’s iconic history of activism
Donald Trump's election and recent wave of executive orders have inspired protests nationwide.The day after the president's inauguration, the Women's March on Washington swelled to a half million...
View ArticleA historian of Islam explains the greatest misconception people have about...
Chase F. Robinson, an historian on Islam, author of "Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives," and president of the CUNY Graduate Center, explains the greatest misconception that people, specifically in...
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California's dam crisis highlights the surprisingly deadly history of...
Dams can be amazing sources of renewable, carbon-free energy. Just build a sturdy wall, let a reservoir naturally fill up with water, and allow gravity to drive electric generators and power nearby...
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We draw hearts incorrectly thanks to a convoluted history dating back...
Mark R. asks: Why do drawn hearts look nothing like real hearts? Who first drew them this way?The heart symbol is one of the single most enduring and widely recognized symbols in modern culture. But...
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Amazing images of London show the city's evolution over nearly 2,000 years
Like all living things, cities have lifespans. London started as a small Roman settlement along the Thames River. But today, more than 8.6 million people call the place home.Here are 15 maps,...
View ArticleHow a young Steve Jobs hustled Atari into sending him to India for a...
In the mid-1970's, Steve Jobs made a pilgrimage to India with the help of Atari CEO and founder, Nolan Bushnell. Apple co-founder and author of "Adventures of an Apple Founder" Ronald Wayne explains...
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15 fascinating child monarchs who changed history
Every kid has dreamed of being king or queen of the world. Who wouldn't want unlimited power to abolish bedtime and mandate candy for dinner?In real life, of course, being a ruler isn't all that...
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