Effa Manley advocated for Black rights as a Negro Leagues team owner in the 1930s and '40s
Bran Castle's connections to the vampire may be as mythic as the monster himself, but the site remains a popular Romanian attraction
Half a century ago, a series of oil crises caused widespread panic and led to profound shifts in U.S. culture
A new analysis of the 180-foot-tall Cerne Abbas Giant dates the English landmark to between 700 and 1100 A.D.
The 16th-century regent, pictured with four of her children, wielded significant political power during the French Wars of Religion
New research tracks the famed southeast Asian city's growth over hundreds of years
"Facing the Mountain," a new book by author Daniel James Brown, details the lives of four 20th-century heroes
Amateur sleuths, collectors and dealers can use ID-Art to access the international organization's database of 52,000 stolen artworks
The 1,500-year-old bracteates—found in a field in southeastern Norway—depict animal and human figures
Excavations at the summit of Mount Scorluzzo offer rare glimpse into lives of soldiers fighting in the White War
The fossilized bones appear to belong to one woman, seven men and a young boy
New research marks the first time scholars have confirmed the identity of bones associated with the fateful Arctic voyage
A prominent intellectual and naturalist, the Maryland native wrote extensively on natural phenomena and anti-slavery causes
The infamous "devil in the White City" remains mired in myth 125 years after his execution
The 2,000-year-old artifact, which resembles a face cut in half, was buried in the foundations of a Roman building
New research centered on Lake Malawi may provide the earliest evidence of people using flames to improve land productivity
A Hans Holbein miniature long thought to depict Henry VIII's fifth queen may instead portray the Tudor king's fourth wife
Archaeologists discovered the remarkable art about two decades ago but only publicized their findings now
New multi-isotope analysis illuminates early lives of sailors stationed on the Tudor "Mary Rose," including three born outside of Britain
A new analysis of 143 skeletons suggests the disease was more common than previously estimated, though still much rarer than today
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