The tendency to label people with a scarlet “T” ignores the complexity of human beings, systematically assigns blame to others, and prevents us from understanding why interactions with certain individ ...

Syphilis originated in the Americas before Columbus's arrival, and European colonialism facilitated its global spread and ...

Samples of 'The Black Death', which wiped out 50 million people in medieval times, were found in an Egyptian mummy ...

In the late Middle Ages, Christianity was widespread in Europe and Christmas celebrations every December were the norm in ...

Scientists explored Beethoven’s ailments, linked remains to a Norse saga, uncovered colonial secrets, peeked inside an ...

The gold ring (shown above) was found on that road, and dates to roughly the same time period. The ring is a Roman nicolo, ...

Archaeologists have found 188 medieval reliquaries during excavations at a square in Berlin. Some of them still contain human ...

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" ancient Roman drinking vessel mysteriously embedded in an Anglo-Saxon burial from the early 6th century A.D. The burial is one of 49 that were interred ...

The medieval cemetery where the vessel was found ... Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about archaeology? Let us know via science@ ...

This is the same science behind electromagnets. When the machine wafts over metal the electrons in the metal - due to its metallic bonding and sea of electrons surrounding a fixed positively ...

Notre Dame’s fire debris offers insights into medieval climate patterns. Research explores historical construction techniques used at Notre Dame. Lead contamination findings post-fire show minimal ...

Children as young as age 6 develop gender stereotypes about computer science and engineering, viewing boys as more capable than girls, according to new results from an American Institutes for ...