In the early nineteenth century, an American medical trainee took scientific research to extreme lengths to prove a medical theory.

In the early twentieth century, Germany was a global center of scientific research. Within a few short years, the nation lost this intellectual standing, altering the trajectory of the atomic age.

Located just a few hundred miles from the Arctic Circle, one remote settlement subjects its residents to average winter temperatures of -58°F (-50°C).

On the southern coast of Alaska, a mining tunnel, scattered rubble, and rusted canning equipment mark the spot where a village once stood.

Deep beneath the freezing waters of the North Atlantic, an invisible biological force is slowly erasing the most widely recognized shipwreck in history.

Born in Rome in 1884, Jean Libbera entered the world with an incredibly rare medical condition that would dictate his path in life.

In October 1776, a severe typhus epidemic swept through Rhode Island, leaving 23-year-old Jemima Wilkinson bedridden with a raging fever.

In 2008, a frantic search gripped New York City when the 23-year-old Spanish teacher vanished, only to be rescued three weeks later with zero recollection of what had occurred.

At four feet and nine inches (1.45 meters) tall, Richard James Flaherty stood below the United States Army minimum height requirement.