Despite its appearance, the "Bar Hill comb" may have been worn as an amulet rather than used for styling hair.

In 1959, Ruth Handler invented the Barbie doll to help young girls dream about their futures — and changed the American toy industry forever.

Researchers suggest the water molecules could provide insight into the "missing link" that explains the origins of water on Earth.

Franco Columbu came from a family of rural Italian shepherds but became an international star after winning multiple Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia titles.

The new moai was found in the dried-up lake bed around the Rano Raraku volcano — and researchers believe there may be more statues nearby.

Patricia Kopta was a Pittsburgh street preacher known as "The Sparrow" who mysteriously vanished in 1992.

A white tiger believed to have Down syndrome, Kenny went viral online as the so-called "ugliest tiger in the world" — but the truth was much more heartbreaking.

Konerak Sinthasomphone was just 14 years old when he managed to escape from Dahmer's lair in 1991 — but unwitting police officers handed him right back over to Dahmer, sending him to his brutal death.

A pair of studies offering the most in-depth look into the lives of Ice Age hunter-gatherers has revealed at least eight previously unknown groups of early Europeans.

Since they were first described in 1910, fewer than 130 sightings have ever been made of this mysterious deep-sea creature.

The wild boars have adapted to Canada's harsh winters and destroyed native plant and animal species — and it seems like there's no stopping them.