When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and museums, and sidewalk cafes overburdened with diners. In this episode, we’d like ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator. Artists have long depicted ...

A new study reveals how ancient Chinese farmers managed soil fertility and water resources over thousands of years. By ...

One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its ...

The method of loci, also called the journey method, memory palace, or "mind palace" (as popularised by Sherlock Holmes), ...

Rye products, such as black bread or pumpernickel, are not only considered as being typically German. They are also often ...