"These babies are from a really important point in the evolutionary tree. They had a lot of features similar to modern mammals, features that are relevant in understanding mammalian evolution."Eva Hoffman / The University of Texas at AustinA drawing of the cynodont with her babies. Roughly 185 million years ago an ancient mammal relative gave birth to dozens of babies. Now the discovery of their bones is helping scientists to unlock the mysteries that surround mammal evolution.

Source: NBC The Oscars has always been rife with political controversy and emotional turmoil. Whether you like it or not, Oscar winners often use their time at the dais to make a plea for change or to expound on their own political views. In these videos, we see ten of the most controversial, emotional, and memorable Oscars speeches of all time: Marlon Brando Sally FieldSally Field shows real human vulnerability in this famous speech when receiving her first Oscar for her leading role in Places In The Heart.

In the mid-1960s, Australian yoga teacher Anne Hamilton-Byrne founded the Family Cult and convinced her followers she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.John Woudstra/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesAnne Hamilton-Byrne and husband William, left, arrive at County Court in Melbourne in November 1993 while on trial for fraud committed while leading the Family Cult. For decades starting in the 1960s, just outside of the bustling city of Melbourne, Australia, a group of people operated in near-total secrecy under the control of a woman who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

Those working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic gods, and spent vast sums of money trying to find irrefutable, archaeological proof in the process.Wikimedia CommonsDr. Bruno Beger and Dr. Ernst Schäfer, Ahnenerbe officers, being received by Tibetan dignitaries at Lhasa. 1938. Indiana Jones’ race to find the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail before the Nazis may be the realm of fiction, but in reality, there was a Nazi organization tasked with finding relics.

In 1948, a photo was published of a Chicago woman apparently selling her children — and then she followed through with it. Here’s what happened to the kids afterward.In one of perhaps the most distressing and shocking images ever captured of 20th-century America, a young mother hides her head in shame as her four children huddle together, perplexed looks on their faces. At the forefront of the photo, in large, bold letters, a sign reads, “4 Children For Sale, Inquire Within.