The chantry chapel has a mysterious history ...

The Village Voice reviews the "The Second Printing Revolution: Invention of Mass Media," a fascinating exhibition at the Grolier Club.

Ancient European hunter-gatherers were far more advanced in their cooking methods than previously thought, a new study has found, combining ingredients in “remarkably selective” ways, with cuisines ...

A prehistoric mass grave in Serbia reveals that more than 77 people—mostly women and children—were deliberately killed in a brutal act of violence about 2,800 years ago. Genetic evidence suggests the ...

She held the office of prime minister longer than any other British politician in the 20th century, setting her country on a right-leaning economic path.

While many people are fixated on the future, there’s still plenty that we don’t know about the past. After all, our planet ...

A hoard of 18 Iron Age gold coins discovered in a field by a metal detecting history professor has sold for £33,200 at ...

Yes, they were brutal. They also had women leaders, coveted luxury, and encountered more than 50 cultures from Afghanistan to ...

New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe. Archaeological investigations at the Gomolava burial ...

Women and children may have been deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe. Buried together in one grave more than 2800 years ago, most of the 77 ...

Released in 2015, Avengers: Age of Ultron grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide and pitted Earth's Mightiest Heroes against one of their most iconic comic book foes. Alongside Ultron, filmmaker Joss ...

Not everyone wants their teeth to be white and gleaming. Tooth blackening is a recognized part of modern Vietnamese culture, and a recent discovery hints that the roots of this practice may stretch ...