Explore the history of the Gregorian calendar, which Britain and its colonies adopted 260 years ago.
Archaeologists searching for the lost grave of King Richard III might have unearthed his remains in the English city of Leicester.
Meet four powerful women who bedded but never wedded their paramours, leaving their mark on history by serving as confidantes and advisers.
A century after Robert Scott’s ill-fated trek to the South Pole, the ship that brought him to Antarctica has been found off the coast of Greenland.
The advent of cutting-edge forensic technology and DNA analysis techniques has shed new light on many of the world’s most famous—and infamous—disappearances.
Common ancestry, rather than interbreeding, could account for genetic similarities between humans and Neanderthals.
Our most direct ancestors weren’t alone 2 million years ago, newly discovered fossils from Kenya indicate.
Your mother-in-law may be meddlesome, but chances are she doesn’t hold a candle to these legendary ladies.
