Bizarre

The Habsburgs were one of Europe’s greatest royal dynasties. Over the centuries, branches of the family ruled countries as diverse as modern…

Many already know about the infamous Emerald Triangle on the Lost Coast. Cannabis farms in this area of Northern California have remained…

There’s nothing quite like the prospect of a battlefield advantage to convince a general or politician to plow some money into a…

We think of addiction as something that must be detrimental to one’s health. However, in reality, many of us are addicted to…

Most of us like to plonk ourselves down on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn, maybe a beer or two, and…

Munchausen syndrome, or hospital addiction, is a condition where people fake illness to receive attention. Some patients construct amazingly complex lies and…

Giving birth is a personal and intimate experience. Some choose to do so at home, while others opt for the amenities that…

The world is a very strange place indeed. There is no telling what lurks behind picket fences. Below are some of the…

In Western countries, there’s been an explosion in neurological diseases—including early-onset dementia—that can’t be explained by longer life spans. It turns out…

A molecule is really just some atoms that are stuck together. Water, H2O, is a molecule. Next to a simple atom, it’s…