It’s up for debate what the big shoes found at Magna mean and that’s an integral part of archaeological research ...

Condemnation of Israel’s attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church grows, with at least three killed in the strike.

Anglo-Saxons joined the Byzantine Varangian Guard after the 1066 Norman Conquest, shaping the Byzantine Empire.

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A noblewoman from a prominent house in the Kingdom of Hungary, Elizabeth Bathory was famously tried and convicted for killing hundreds of women and girls over a twenty-year period. Four of her ...

Blake Lively Wins Ruling That Her Deposition in Justin Baldoni Case Will Be Held on Her Turf Northern California county warns of ‘thick, poisonous smoke,' declares emergency Maddow Blog | On Jeffrey ...

Animals such as rats can carry the bacterium that causes plague (Alamy/PA) ...

Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Superpowers are real—these people are living proof Scientists say that through genetics or training, even mere mortals can develop superhuman powers.

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

Joy, along with achievement and meaningfulness, is one of the three keys to a satisfying life. Yet it’s the missing piece for many ambitious individuals, the authors found after examining data ...