The show inks out the history of the enigmatic sky blue dye known as ‘tekhelet’
Historian Harold Holzer amassed his extraordinary collection of lithographs, prints and assorted Lincolniana over the course of half a century
While on a walk outside a small Czech village, Monty the dog and his owner found nearly two dozen 3,000-year-old artifacts
The mythical female pope is back in the news as an academic uses medieval coins to look for physical evidence of her reign
Archaeologists say the Tudor king was likely born in a high-status residence in the castle’s outer ward
Oversteegen and two other young women used their unassuming charms to ensnare Nazi collaborators
Mice with engineered versions of the CMAH gene exhibited 30 percent better endurance than those without
Both animals' fur, skin and muscle are almost perfectly preserved
After analyzing the woman’s skeleton, researchers unlocked her past as an ancient Greek artisan
The first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes has died at age 85
New research finds these early image projectors, which brought world landmarks, fairytale favorites to life, were a regular part of middle-class life
Many museums are closing their doors, while zoos and aquariums are moving their animals indoors
According to the authors of a new study, the discovery marks the earliest-known evidence of beer production among ancient peoples
Jeremy Bentham requested that rings containing locks of his hair be sent to 26 people. He also wanted his body to be put on display
Nicoline Benita Renate Gurlitt received 18 works from her father’s trove of stolen art, and four of these works were just returned to their rightful owners
'I Object: Ian Hislop’s Search for Dissent' span centuries, continents
The find was discovered in a cemetery located in the ancient city of Aizanoi
The finds include a game board etched into the surface of a clay brick that was likely used to play a variation of the strategy game nine men’s morris
Honored with a Special Breakthrough Prize, the astrophysicist says she'll use the winnings to fund scholarships to support today's outsiders in the field
New study argues that the 5,300-year-old Iceman’s community boasted surprisingly advanced health care techniques
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