Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

By day, she was the emperor’s wife, the most admired woman in Rome, who lived in a palace and wanted for nothing. By night, ...

Still, the Hole rune stones are “a rare example of finding several fragments of a rune-stone” in “well-preserved, datable archaeological contexts” and provide “insight into early runic writing ...

The team ventured into the partially flooded cave as part of an ongoing research project. See what they found inside.

Tailgating season is upon us in anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday. Guy Fieri will host his third annual “Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate,” which invites over 10,000 fans on Game Day to enjoy good food, ...

At Cornell, I’ve come to realize that, by this point in history, to think that anything at all is unprecedented is simply to have not read enough history. There is no question that someone else has ...

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

The problem with claiming Musk was simply showing an appreciation for chariots and gladiators is there is no proof of the gesture being used in ancient Rome ... no Roman art, writing, or coins ...

The president’s efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he pushes designs ...

Still, if we do want to rename the Gulf of Mexico, our best bet would be to give it a name that sounds so indisputably cool ...

Fukuda-san is perfectly bald, with a luxuriant mustache. His work has been described as “kind of British,” which means he ...