The average intelligence level of Victorian-era individuals was higher than that of people today, according to a new study. Continue reading →

A 12th-century manuscript contains the oldest known European Medieval food recipes. ->

It was just a mundane, typical house-cat moment, but one that would be preserved for hundreds of years. ->

Belgium's 2012 Ghent Light Festival has transformed the Luminarie De Cagna into a stunning, lit-up building. The structure is home to an Italian family business founded in 1930, and the company lit up the square and its buildings with oil and carbide lamps on festive occasions. Eventually, the lamp...

Good news and bad news for carbon pollution: Russia and Europe are leading successful reduction efforts, but the United States has shown an increase in carbon dioxide emissions.

When you think of a traditional white Christmas, the beaches of Florida don't really come to mind.

Nearly 200 years after it was banned in Britain, an 18th century sex manual will be sold in Edinburgh.

Scientists believe they have authenticated the remains of a rag once dipped in the blood of the beheaded Louis XVI.