Melissa Sartore

The National Park Service (NPS) keeps records of fatalities that take place annually in national parks and other locations it manages across the United States and its territories. The NPS presents this information on what is called the NPS Mortality Dashboard, a website that breaks down deaths by...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey hit theaters in 2026 and immediately received rave reviews. The extent to which Nolan brought the Homeric epic to life was nothing short of remarkable.

Christopher Nolan's 2026 epic The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus on his way home from fighting in the Trojan War in a powerful, vivid, and immersive way. What Nolan was able to get on screen is impressive given how much is contained within Homer's Odyssey. It's also remarkable in its ability...

There's no lack of shadowy turns, dark passages, and desolate trials in national parks across the United States. These same parks are full of some of the most stunning, beautiful site anyone may ever see, but even those can be dangerous. What may be lurking behind a tree, along a lake, or in a...

It's the inspiration behind the movie By Any Means starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - during the early 1960s, the FBI enlisted help

Finding out someone's favorite food is an oddly intimate thing to learn. A person's food choices may reveal a lot about them by unveiling aspects of their ...

Favorite foods of history's most notorious leaders Finding out someone's favorite food is an oddly intimate thing to learn.

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married for 59 years - a relationship that has fascinated and heartened fans worldwide.

Gloria Steinem was a journalist, an activist, a champion for women's rights and equality. Her death in 2026 ended a decades-long career, but her efforts and her influence will undoubtedly live on.

In the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001, rescuers searched the rubble for survivors.