Imagine cities teeming with filth, where rats and disease ran rampant. And let's not forget those brutal punishments that ...

The bearded vulture, a large bird of prey with an unusual diet consisting primarily of bones, has long fascinated ornithologists. But now, a new study has shown why the bone-eating birds could be even ...

“[The plaintiff] really did suffer horribly, and I feel genuinely sorry for him,” defense attorney Zach Matthews said. “But the moral of the story is that juries will still find against someone with ...

Rare medieval remains of early suburbs have been discovered in Glasgow city centre. Guard Archaeology has uncovered pottery and rare, well-preserved wooden posts, with woven fencing, at a site in the ...

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia ...

Congregants and neighbors of the church attacked by a gunman on Sunday said the scene was harrowing. By Amy HarmonScott Atkinson and Sophia Lada Amy Harmon reported from New York. Scott Atkinson and ...

Over the centuries, perhaps no volume of poetry has claimed the devotion of so many people across the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and also inspired the creation of artistic ...

After eight months of waiting, Nordstrom Rack is opening this week, and customers will have a chance to win a $1,000 gift card during the grand opening. The Seattle-based fashion retailer, Nordstrom ...

Long-lost royal rooms have been recreated inside the medieval keep of Norwich Castle, which reopens today after a major five-year building project. The transformation of the Grade I-listed Norman ...

Remember when sofa beds were basically furniture torture devices? You know the ones. Those clunky contraptions that pretended to be comfortable seating by day, then transformed into what felt like ...

Music, masks and medieval mayhem drew crowds to the streets of Pilton as the community celebrated its annual Green Man Day. Thousands turned out on Saturday, July 19 for the free, family-friendly ...