Google Earth’s time-travel feature is more than a novelty. It’s powered by a massive collection of scanned maps from archives ...

From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

The episode showed how medieval recreation often resembled warfare more than sport. Knights staged massive mock battles with ...

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America’s recent flirtation with kingship is unsettling, but history has shown us that monarchy is much more than power grabs ...

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

Understanding the complex network of preceding events and their consequences is the only way to get a clearer picture of the ...

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

Montreal’s Old Port welcomes a striking new addition to its cultural landscape.

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The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed. Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the ...

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while ...