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While travelers can witness Iceland’s northern lights in person from September to March, these photos showcase the wonders of the aurora borealis all year round. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Astounding Beauty Of The Northern Lights Mesmerizing Northern Lights From Around The World New Study Suggests The Northern Lights May Have Led To The Sinking Of The ‘Titanic’...

The mental asylums of 19th century England housed the criminal, the insane, and the unwanted. These are their portraits. The Victorian Era ushered in several significant changes with regard to medicine and the treatment of the ill. Shifting political mores brought forth increased investment in public health institutions — one of which included the lunatic asylum, a product of the nascent medical practice of psychiatry. Though intended as a refuge for the sick, the asylum operated more as a correctional institution than a treatment facility....

The Beringia ice wall measured over a half-mile high and only melted 13,800 years ago — more than 12,000 years after the earliest evidence of humans in North America. National Oceanic and Atmospheric AssociationThe ancient icy barrier is thought to have been between 1,500 and 3,000 feet high. Scientists have long suggested that the first people who migrated from Asia to the Americas traveled over the land bridge known as Beringia that connected the two continents....

Between 2007 and 2009, Anthony Sowell killed 11 women and hid their decomposing remains in his house and backyard, creating a foul stench that ultimately pervaded the entire neighborhood. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events. For two years in the early 2000s, a foul odor enveloped the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Residents were quick to blame a nearby sausage shop — but the stench was actually coming from the home of Anthony Sowell....

Inspired by 19th-century economist Henry George, billionaire Marc Lore wants to do away with private land ownership and let the people decide how to operate his utopian city of Telosa. Bjarke Ingels GroupThe city of Telosa aims to provide all citizens with equitable education and healthcare. Marc Lore is no stranger to the accumulation of wealth. The internet billionaire founded two startups that he sold for $550 million and $3.3 billion....

After last week’s string of ISIS attacks in Beirut, Baghdad and Paris, global leaders like François Hollande and John Kerry have started to refer to the militant Islamist group as “Daesh.” Following in the footsteps of Kurdish militants who have called the group Daesh for some time, Hollande and Kerry’s decision to refer to ISIS as Daesh is more than just an affectation, it’s meant to insult the group — and change the rhetorical contexts in which we think about them....

It’s been a year since Everett Palmer was given back to his family with his throat, heart, and brain missing, and the family is no closer to closure. Justice4Everett/FacebookEverett Palmer Last year, army veteran Everett Palmer Jr. called up his brother Dwayne, who lived in New York with their sick mother, to tell them that he would be heading there from Delaware to visit soon. But what was supposed to be a family reunion turned into a bizarre case of unsolved death when Palmer’s family received news that he had died in police custody in York County, Pennsylvania....

Located in the French farming village of Allouville-Bellefosse, this amazing oak tree is home to more than just woodland flora and fauna: its hollow, thousand-year-old trunk serves as the base for two small chapels accessible via spiral staircases that surround the tree. This oak tree is the oldest known tree in France and many locals speculate that it actually dates back to the Charlemagne’s reign in the eighth century. While scientists date the tree some 800 years, the tree is a timeless symbol of French strength as it has stood steadfast throughout the Hundred Years War, The Black Death, Reformation, the Revolution, both World Wars, and the Napoleonic era....

South Sudan: July 9, 2011 The Republic of South Sudan has fought for over half a century for the independence that it enjoys–and that makes it the world’s newest nation–today. Having first rid itself of the shackles by which the Egyptian Muhammad Ali Dynasty had bound it, Sudan proceeded to combat itself for nearly 40 years in two civil wars that claimed as many as 2.5 million lives. Following a 2011 referendum that passed with 98....

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers set out for sweetheart’s retreat by the shore of Finland’s Lake Bodom. Only one would return and 40 years later, become a suspect in the murder of his three friends. Wikimedia CommonsThe shores of Lake Bodom in Finland. It was supposed to be a pleasant lakeside camping trip. Four teenagers set out on a sweetheart’s getaway with the intent of roughing it in a single tent perched on the banks of a serene lake....

Explore Edinburgh of the Seven Seas on the island of Tristan da Cunha — the most remote human settlement in the world. Traveling through the seemingly endless expanse that is the South Atlantic Ocean — 1,200 miles from the nearest inhabited island and 1,500 from the nearest continental land, South Africa — you’ll eventually come upon the crest of a small volcanic island. Brian Gratwicke/FlickrTristan da Cunha island, home of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the most remote settlement on Earth....

The land formerly belonged to a Black church. When the church was sold in 1955, most of its graves were moved but residents always said dozens of unmarked graves had been left behind. Florida Public Archaeology NetworkAt least 70 graves believed to be part of a 20th century African American cemetery were detected underneath a paved parking lot. Archaeologists have detected 70 possible graves underneath the parking lot where a cemetery once stood in what was Clearwater Heights, an African American community in Florida....

From Herbert Hoover’s mishandling of the Great Depression to George W. Bush’s unpopular war in Iraq, go inside the stories of some of America’s worst-ranking presidents. Ever since George Washington first took the oath of office in 1789, scores of men have followed in his footsteps. But not all of America’s presidents have left their terms with a glowing reputation. A number of these leaders have been harshly judged by history for their scandals, political decisions, inaction in the face of crises, and even for dying too quickly....

The unknown woman rang multiple doorbells in a Texas neighborhood before she mysteriously vanished — and nobody seems to know who she is. Montgomery County Sheriff’s OfficeA still image from the home surveillance footage that was captured before the mystery woman seemingly disappeared. Texas Police have been on the search for a distressed, unidentified woman who was recorded by a home surveillance camera in Montgomery County, TX. Deputies say that the incident occurred on Aug....

The end of civilization as we know it might not start with a bang — but rather a sneeze. Since the United Nations General Assembly began in 1945, it has only taken on three global health issues: HIV, noncommunicable diseases (such as heart attack and stroke), and Ebola. As of this week, it’s added a fourth item to its list: antimicrobial resistance, or what’s more commonly known as “superbugs.” These superbugs include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites and get their name from the resistance they have developed to the drugs created to stamp them out....

Harsh, hot and familiar to violence, the Danakil Depression and it’s bright yellow and orange pools make for hell on Earth. For those who think hell is “real,” congratulations: the lair of Beelzebub does exist and can be found in Ethiopia — at least according to National Geographic. Dubbed the “cruelest place on Earth” by the publication, the Danakil Depression sits deep below sea level (more than 100 meters below at some of its lowest points) in northern Ethiopia’s Afar region....

Whether flamboyant, miserly, or paranoid, some of history’s weirdest people put modern-day eccentricities to shame. We’re all a little bit weird, some more than others. There are those, however, who blaze past casual weirdness and enter the ranks of the epically bizarre. The behaviors exhibited by these individuals rank them as the weirdest people history books have ever seen. Henry Paget, the man who made his car’s exhaust pipe release perfume....

Wild West opera sets uncovered, macabre Roman key handle found, prehistoric dragon-like pterosaur unearthed. Stunning Trove Of 140-Year-Old Theater Sets Found Intact In The Attic Of A Former Wild West Opera House mark byzewski / FlickrThe 250 newly-uncovered backdrops, some of the last of their kind to survive to this day, provide an unparalleled glimpse into what theater was like in the Wild West. The passion project of silver baron Horace Tabor, the Tabor Opera House opened in Leadville, Colorado in 1879, complete with opulent interiors cementing its place as one of the foremost theaters in the country....

Vintage NYC cab scenes, rockstars backstage, German soldiers just before WWII, inside an American militia, the world’s cultures a century ago. Vintage New York Through The Eyes Of One Taxi Driver Despite his master’s degree in fine arts, Ryan Weideman drove a New York City taxi on the weekends throughout the 1980s and 1990s to make ends meet. He mounted a strobe light in his cab and would photograph his passengers as they threw up, fell asleep, and concocted plans for world domination....

Go inside the wild world of Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the animal conservationist who has been accused of exploiting his all-female staff and executing tigers at his Myrtle Beach Safari. When the Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness first captivated audiences in March 2020, there was no shortage of lurid accusations and colorful characters for viewers to latch onto. This sprawling saga of animal abuse, sexual impropriety, and even murder-for-hire among wildlife wranglers presented a wealth of big personalities with even bigger rap sheets....