The growing value of cryptocurrency is resurrecting one of the most notorious features of the Wild West. Just as stagecoach ...

The Floating World,” a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...

The pen. The clink. The slammer. The joint. The cooler. The nick. The big house. The hoosegow. Whatever you call it, it is the place most of us dread ending up: prison. A central pillar of our modern ...

A shameless adventuress in the first degree, Digby’s story is full of passion, betrayal, and a hefty dose of royal intrigue. If she isn’t well known today, maybe that’s because she’s still too much ...

French identity, class, and society are laid bare through famous Impressionist artwork at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Was Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein pure fiction—or was it sparked by real-life reanimation experiments? A new book delves into the chilling scientific history behind the novel, from electrified corpses ...

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.

Pro-choice campaigners are urging MPs to vote to decriminalise abortion, but those against a change in the law have warned "unborn babies will have any remaining protection stripped away".

In our fortnightly Picture This column, museum curator Dayna Woolbright looks at a 19th-century sketch by an artist from Lynn.

A new exhibition at Fort Point in San Francisco, organised by the non-profit For-Site, features works by 16 artists and a ...

The Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is reopening at the Brooklyn Museum, where it features both familiar treasures ...