Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of ‘the medieval’ for hate.

Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval ...

It's the middle of the number line, and the likely end of the universe. It's nothing — and it's everywhere. Zero has confounded humanity for thousands of years. On IDEAS, we explore the infinite ...

Few military campaigns changed the course of history more than the long, bloody Holy Crusades that lasted for two centuries. Initially spurred on by the Catholic Church's desire to control the ...

'More global, more inclusive': New art history book captures daily life in the Middle Ages Adam S. Cohen and two co-authors spent six years working on the 400-page Art and Architecture of the Middle ...

A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages - In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life ...

England has entered its fourth heat wave of 2025. Historical comparisons for our current weather situation have seemed to beach at 1976.

A series of medieval frescoes painstakingly restored over nearly a decade was unveiled to the public in Rome Tuesday.

Silver is one of the most versatile metals on Earth, with a unique combination of uses both as a precious and industrial metal.