It's time to learn what happened to the contents of chamber pots in the Dark Ages and whether Europeans really considered ...

In the worldview of the Aztecs, who lived in Central Mexico from the 14th to 16th centuries, the history of the world was a ...

Epidemics, volcanic eruptions, famine, and wars have always occurred, but some of them were far more terrible than others.

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, scientists have identified a new species of miniature orange frogs belonging to the genus ...

Jealousy was long considered a uniquely human emotion, but it turns out that animals may experience something similar.

Between 1347 and 1353, it claimed the lives of millions of people.

Even rat poison has healing properties. Warfarin, now widely used as a blood thinner for stroke and clot prevention, was ...

A wormhole, also known as an Einstein–Rosen bridge, is a hypothetical structure predicted by Einstein’s general theory of ...

The ancient mechanism of fear is activated mainly in the face of physical threats. If one person fears a predator, others ...

The Yule Lads, or the Jólasveinarnir in Icelandic, are legendary figures that are said to reside in the mountains and make an appearance in the town 13 nights before Yule. They are all named after ...

On November 11, 1918, the armistice was signed, marking the end of World War I. The extreme right attributed this failure to the home front, Jews, Republicans, and the left. Anton Drexler, 1920. On ...

The Byzantine Emperor Marcian decided to convene a council to address various theological questions. The Council of Chalcedon took place at the Church of Saint Euphemia in Chalcedon from October 8 to ...