Pope Francis said Monday that he will not "judge" gays and lesbians - including gay priests - signaling a shift from his predecessor and offering another sign that the new pope is committed to changing the church's approach to historically marginalized groups.

Honda, using witchcraft and wizardry known only to Gandalf the White, has put together a tribute video that will give any veteran Formula One fan - and indeed anyone who enjoys the sound of a naturally aspirated V10 - goose bumps.

The traveling exhibition "Suited for Space" depicts spacesuits through the ages.

As Bob Dylan famously once sang 'The times they are a-changin'... That's certainly true when you glance back on the fashions of yesteryear.

During his 1984 State of the Union speech, President Reagan announced that the U.S. would build a new permanently manned space station within a decade. The Space Shuttle program was underway, and a permanent space station seemed like the next logical step in our bold push into the final frontier. It didn't hurt that the Russians were already working on Mir, and America didn't want to look like it was resting on its laurels.

First came the dramatic discovery of the long-lost remains of King Richard III. Now, there's the mystery of the coffin within the coffin.

One of the heaviest babies ever born in Germany was born last week at the University Hospital Leipzig

Princess Diana was so "madly in love" with Hasnat Khan that she "wanted to marry him, even if that meant living in Pakistan", her friend Jemima Khan has revealed.

In June, 10 mountain climbers were killed on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth tallest peak, when terrorists raided their camp. David Roberts looks into the worst massacre in mountaineering history.

This is top 10 wars by death toll and it includes death toll estimates of all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.

A murdered president. A fleeing assassin. A dead man’s vertebrae. A deathbed confession and a ghastly suicide. A family’s disgrace. Conspiracy theories and courtroom battles. Secret burials and...

The Bank of England played a vital role in one of the darkest episodes in central banking history, facilitating the sale of gold looted by the Nazis after their invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938.

The Queen was expected to urge Britons to pray and remain united and resolute in the event of the "madness" of nuclear war, papers from 1983 show.

Several ancient dinosaurs evolved the brainpower needed for flight long before they could take to the skies, scientists say.

Three Inca children found mummified atop a 20,000-foot volcano in South America consumed increasing amounts of coca leaf and corn beer for up to a year before they were sacrificed, according to a new study. Sedation by the plant and alcohol combined with the frigid, high-altitude setting may explain how the children were killed. There is no evidence for direct violence, the researchers noted.

The first TV commercial -- the first legal one, at any rate -- aired in the U.S. on July 1, 1941.

Meet the young Marlon Brando at his most charismatic and mysterious, seen through the lens of one of LIFE's greatest photographers.

The pace of global warming is going to make it difficult if not impossible for species to find appropriate habitats.

These scientific research projects certainly didn't happen overnight.

Beer floating (Kaljakellunta in Finnish) is an open Finnish summer event. In the event, the participants literally float on the Kerava River or on the Vantaa River from Vantaa to a downstream riverside beach in Helsinki. The participants use small rubber crafts while equipping usually nothing more than a paddle and loads of beer