Explore the often misunderstood hygiene practices of the Middle Ages. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone was ...

The journalist Evan Gershkovich details the delicate rapport he developed with his cellmate at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison.

How far would you go to feel beautiful? If you were a woman in the Middle Ages, you might be will to douse yourself in hedgehog oil.

In 1386, an elderly Devon landowner had a compelling reason for being excused a journey to give evidence in court. He was Sir John Sully, and according to the account highlighted by historian Dr Ian ...

A new analysis of teeth and parchment suggests that the devastating sheep pox virus has been infecting livestock for 3,700 years ...

Migrations of many organisms, including humans, are often constrained by geography. Ning et al. sequenced ancient DNA from 135 Bronze Age and Iron Age individuals across 11 archeological sites located ...

On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a discussion of the seemingly forgotten attack on the Yazidi people by ISIS in 2014. Then, David is joined by the ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Prostock-Studio / Getty Images ...

A little support can go a long way in helping students feel confident and ready to take on the school year. Through the Brunswick Sheriff’s Charitable Foundation, a grant was secured from Brunswick ...

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East theater this week to provide relief for the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment has drawn scrutiny over reports of ...

In 12th-century Italy, physicians at a medical school in Salerno described the symptoms of plethora, or an excess of blood in the balance of the body’s fluids: “Plethora’s face is of a florid shade, ...

During the Middle Ages, from AD 500 to 1500, society was divided into strict class systems. People belonged to one of three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the peasants, which determined not ...