In August 1945, the Soviet Union launched a massive and largely forgotten offensive into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Known ...

"Everyone was scared. Especially in Tuscola where it was feared that our town — with its big chemical plant, interstate ...

Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos are dueling to reach suborbital space. Two monkeys beat them to it 62 years ago. 1959The squirrel monkey Baker, often referred to as ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found ...

Explore the shocking history of a Soviet doctor's experiment that created two-headed dogs. This bizarre and controversial ...

In 1963, France launched Félicette, the first cat into space aboard a Véronique AGI 47 rocket. Her 13-minute suborbital flight provided valuable data on weightlessness and neurological activity.

Ronald Reagan was hysterical. He was many other things too, good and bad, but he was always funny, and he knew the power of a well-timed joke or one-liner. Humor was deeply important to Reagan and he ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...