Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...

The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...

The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connect ...

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about what they see as widespread "mismanagement" of Egypt's rich cultural ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

With continued work in the future, the team hopes to promote live births of endangered marsupial species, including Tasmanian ...

Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their ...