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Ferrara is the place for all things pumpkin.

Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can find the demon star Algol, a murdered monster, and victims of vengeful gods.

Most ingredients in embalming perfumes were good enough to eat.

The butterfly defends itself using milkweed, just one of several plants packed with heart-stopping toxins that may also be in your medicine cabinet.

Visit a museum that prides itself on its "sustainably foraged" dinosaur bones.

Competitors battle it out from seven feet in the air.

To enter the realm of Osiris, the dead had to complete a long to-do list—and face a terrifying devourer of souls.

Meet these slippery, mischievous reflections of our anxieties about technology.

Investigating the secrets hidden deep below the water's surface.

A national security historian explains what's really going on at the infamous Nevada site.

Visiting the Hoosier State's b-ball shrine is a slam-dunk.

The answer reveals grave robbing problems for America’s deceased leaders.

From sex-magick oysters to fantastical haggis, his diaries reveal an adventurous gourmand and accomplished chef.

For European beekeepers, “swarm charms” were once a tool of the trade.

The bird is sometimes considered an omen of death, but in Māori tradition, that's just one part of its story.

And 10 places to wait out a (fictional) undead apocalypse.

What to know if you want to skip a rock over 200 feet. Or fly to space.