The Carrington Event of 1859 packed a bigger punch than any other recorded geomagnetic storm. How did it cause chaos, and ...

In 1962, four teenage divers vanished off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, and the sole survivor later blamed a sea monster.

Did Plato describe a real lost city when he spoke about Atlantis or did he invent a warning? Bradley Walsh investigates in Out of this World.

Ross Kemp lifts the lid on one of the most shocking secrets in British history: how Nazis became our neighbours.

In 2011, treasure hunters found a disc-shaped object on the Baltic seabed. Is it a crashed spacecraft or just a rock? Bradley Walsh investigates.

Do mermaids exist? Probably not, but there have been plenty of hoaxes. From the Fiji mermaid to a TV mockumentary, here are four of the best fakes.

The Vory refers to an elite section of the Russian criminal underworld. Those with the title operate under a strict code, but ...

Triads vs Yakuza - how do East Asia’s two most notorious crime syndicates differ? Here’s how their origins, structure and rivalry compare.

Many of the 10,000-plus men and women officially recognised by the Catholic Church as saints have also been revered for centuries as martyrs – meaning they died because of their faith. In many cases, ...

Could the 16th-century soothsayer Nostradamus really see the future? Given the vagaries of his written prophecies, we’ll probably never be able to tell for sure. Still, supporters have credited him ...

Christmas markets are a staple of the holiday season across Europe. They often mark the beginning of the festive fun and make for a great day or night out during the build up to the 25th. Christmas ...

In the summer of 1518, a woman emerged from her house in the French town of Strasbourg and started dancing. Within a week, hundreds had joined her. They danced day and night, seemingly oblivious to ...