From ancient mosaics to Saint Francis of Assisi, depictions of Jesus's birth reflect the changing conventions of the world's largest religion
Now a global phenomenon, the holiday tradition traces its roots to medieval Europe
A new law recognizes the thousands of Spaniards killed by the Germans during World War II
On the eve of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, some of the country's artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the bust of Nefertiti, remain overseas
Activists in China are using blank sheets of paper to speak out against the country's draconian zero-Covid policies
In an unusual collaboration, archaeologists in Israel are working with police to analyze prints left on fifth- or sixth-century pottery shards
More than simply Picasso's muse, the French artist won renown for her striking paintings and photographs
A new DNA study suggests Ashkenazi Jews living in 14th-century Germany were surprisingly genetically diverse
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and illuminate how the nation ended up where it is today
A new book by an Israeli archaeologist makes the stunning claim that common Jewish practices emerged only a century or so before Jesus
The sequel to the 2018 Marvel blockbuster features a Maya-inspired antihero played by Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta
The fifth season of "The Crown" explores the dissolution of Charles and Diana's marriage, a catastrophic fire and other Windsor tragedies
Throughout the Middle East, the versatile fruit has been revered since antiquity. How will it fare in a changing world?
A hundred years after the legendary find, archival records tell the definitive story of the dig that changed the world
Class-obsessed consumers found the cold, hard and highly breakable figurines irresistible
In recent years, local officials have broken the spell and apologized for what happened generations ago
Medieval healers treated animals' ailments with a mix of faith, tradition and science
Recent research contradicts the image of the Egyptian boy-king as a frail, sickly pharaoh
Jane and Anna Maria Porter ruled Britain's literary scene—until male imitators wrote them out of the story
The "Game of Thrones" spinoff takes its cue from the Anarchy, a civil war that saw Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois vying for the English crown
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