Medieval convents were better funded than many scholars assume, thanks in part to royal patrons sympathetic to the holy women's mission.

Forgetting is beneficial for the human brain. But the internet has made it harder to let go of painful or problematic memories.

New progress in stem-cell research raises some thorny ethical questions.

Alcoholic apple cider has been around for centuries. So why does "hard cider" feel like a new trend?

Whether worn as a lovelock or set in elaborate jewelry, the clipped-off hair of Kings and Queens outlived the monarchs themselves.

A slew of mysterious deaths following the opening of King Tut's tomb prompted one epidemiologist to investigate.

Between 1870 and 1960, Christianity declined dramatically across much of Europe. Not in America. One historian explains why.

In the late 1970s, mysterious circular patterns started showing up in farm fields.

The name Shaker originally comes from the insult “Shaking Quakers,” which mocked the sect’s use of their bodies in worship.

The English word “dessert” emerged in the seventeenth century, derived from the French verb “desservir.” But the concept has changed a lot since then.