Automaton is the Greek word for an object that moves on its own. This technology was used in clock production during the 13th ...

Peter Stumpp's alleged crimes and execution remain one of the most legendary — and disputed — werewolf trials in history ...

A selection of places that have recently made the headlines to consider for this year's list. Harghita, in central Romania, is set to hold in 2027 the title of Gastronomic Region of Europe, according ...

The Rašaška site is part of the larger settlement of Bobare, which was owned in the early Middle Ages by the Knights Templar, a military order that took its name from Jerusalem's legendary Temple of ...

Ukraine has a long and complex history full of struggles victories and resilience From the ancient Kyivan Rus to modern independence the country has always been a land of strong-willed people fighting ...

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...

A 1,000-year-old manuscript has been missing for centuries, and fragments of it have finally been recovered. The lost ...

One of the wealthiest countries in the world and a far cry from its rural and mostly isolated origins, this European spot ...

At the end of the 16th century, the country was pacified by Lord Nobunaga, who disciplined the samurai and put an end to the ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only ...