An archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has shaken the foundations of historical knowledge about asceticism in the Byzantine era. A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

More American women are choosing to remain unmarried, driven by economic independence and changing social norms. This shift is reshaping traditional ideas of adulthood and family structures, with ...

It can take years of preparation and saving to make sure you can have a comfortable post-retirement lifestyle. Here's what to know. Seven Taiwanese are among 260 people freed from an online scam hub ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.

The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, involved sniffing nine mummies, some dating back ...

Renowned Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martínez has been named to Forbes’ prestigious global “50 Over 50” list, which ...

X-ray and infrared imaging has revealed a long-hidden painting beneath "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto," providing ...

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, the ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...