Medieval medicine operated without germ theory, chemistry, or controlled trials. Doctors relied on taste, smell, astrology, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever medieval “super ship” dating back to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever Viking “super ship” dating to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a rethink of ...

The Byzantine economy thrived in the Middle Ages, contrasting sharply with the decentralized system of Western feudalism.

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svælget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...

Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find ...