When it comes to mental illness, we’ve come a long way since the days of superstition and sorcery. But we still have work to ...

Once derided, La Grande Motte, a surreal 1960s resort in the South of France, is increasingly seen as having been ahead of ...

The Flags Act 1953 became law, defining what’s now the official Australian national flag, replacing the Union Jack.

Molly Cahill: Interestingly, the oldest reference, and the only deacon mentioned by name in the New Testament is a woman, Phoebe. Paul, the great Christian missionary, entrusted Phoebe to deliver a ...

Naval strength has long been a vital factor in global politics. Here are 10 ships that were involved in key moments in major ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale.

The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a ...

The kaffiyeh is a square-shaped hand-woven checkered scarf with a wavy motif around the border– representing olive leaves—and ...

A leading authority on the history of Chinese medicine—and often an unsparing critic of the way it’s interpreted—he has collected and translated hundreds of ancient medical texts and is ...

Sean Mowbray is a freelance writer based in Scotland. He covers the environment, archaeology, and general science topics. His work has also appeared in outlets such as Mongabay, New Scientist, Hakai ...

For example, the ancient world is shown as a singular disc ... even though it occupied both banks for most of its history. Above the map is a block of text describing the creation of the world by ...

As part of Typography Week at Creative Bloq, we've been looking at examples of the impact of typography in branding, ...