A débutante, a burlesque dancer, and a poet, the shape-shifting Lang—who died at thirty-two—wrote some of the most aching, ...

A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius.

Here we have evidence of Greeks on Anatolian soil, but can we find concrete proof for Homer’s Trojan War? Sadly, no. At least not yet. The destruction of Troy layer VIIa fits well into Homer’s ...

Fifty-two percent of Americans hadn't read a book in a year -- a stat perhaps pointing toward a scary future in a post-literate society.

Rated Red shows how to create a makeshift tourniquet in an emergency.

In this detailed tutorial, learn the art and craftsmanship behind making a razor blade from scratch. Join us as we delve into the knife making process, covering essential techniques and tools needed ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a ...

Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial ...

Joanna Koerten was a super star of the Dutch Golden Age. A new museum exhibition thrusts her back in the spotlight.

Your holiday cheer will triple in size with these Grinch quotes! Christmas is the time of holiday cheer, filled with presents and singing and all those you hold dear. But we’ve all heard of a certain ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. It's a common ...