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

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

The Vatican Apostolic Library has tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic ...

The Rhine River, one of Europe’s longest and most picturesque rivers, is famous for its stunning landscape. The steep hi ...

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

Friday marks five years since Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31, 2020. People and businesses are still wrestling ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only location named after Lajos Kossuth, Hungary’s freedom fighter during the ...

Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

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

As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate entrance ...

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

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that Ukraine's cultural heritage is being destroyed by Russia's war. "Russia's bloody war of aggression is also a war against Ukrainian culture," ...