A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand ...

This is Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, a concrete masterpiece hiding in plain sight that most Pennsylvanians have never even heard about. Let me tell you something about unexpected discoveries—they’re ...

Ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in a medieval castle without having to book a flight to Europe or invent a time machine? Well, dust off your imaginary suit of armor and prepare for royal ...

An opera in the sign of the rose. With petals, scenes, and notes that unfold like a fan and then gather into a bud. Marking ...

A belief that Jesus travelled to India and adopted Buddhist teachings and methods has been around since at least the 19th Century when scholars attempted to explain the similarities between Christiani ...

How analysis of texts from the early medieval period can help us understand comets - and our universe. The dam at Marsh Lake, Minnesota, has created an unexpected opportunity for pelicans.

The figure, who was a monk, was described as looking "serene and happy," though the family never gave that room to anyone again. Without confirming he’d seen any himself, Benito reckons the ...

Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Poles, Romans, Saxons, medieval monks and 18th-century street sellers all had their versions of spiced, crossed bread. Each group gave the buns its own meaning ...

So last week, a group of researchers who were studying a set of medieval books published their ... as in (vocalizing), which was surprising because the monks who made these books - they probably ...