The first mention of people attaching riddles to the lanterns is in the 13th-century book Memoirs of Life in ... weren’t always just for fun. “In ancient times, advisers to the emperor would ...

Liam and Layne Jordon, 14, have grown up in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin. That hasn’t stopped the young ...

Named after the ancient city in Egypt, Memphis, Tennessee, has a historic reputation as a rowdy, Mississippi River town. It ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... Any false move could have blown his cover, putting his mission, and perhaps his life, in ...

Walking into 2nd Ave Thrift Superstore in Pennsauken is like stepping into a bargain hunter’s paradise. The sheer size of ...

Welcome to the Old Mill Antique Mall in West Columbia, South Carolina – a treasure trove that’ll make you question your ...

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A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing an ancient Greek Epicurean ...

X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago. A new study focuses on a hominin jawbone known as SK 15 that was unearthed in 1949 at ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...