Yet it was frequently discussed in a language that is more resonant of the Middle Ages than the scientific laboratory.

The skull. For many in the Western world, it’s an instant symbol of danger, a pirate’s flag snapping in the wind, or the ...

The markings don’t stop there: on one side, the sword a circle with an X layered inside, known as a sun wheel or sonnenrad.

Cinematic lunar experience lands in Boston . Feel the power of a rocket launch and the awe-inspiring thrill of space ...

A construction crew discovered a 1,000-year-old iron sword in the Netherlands still fully intact. The short sword comes ...

Home ownership in South Florida does not represent the financial stability that it used to — thanks to inflation and, ...

The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless of spiritual or temporal allegiances.

From the archive of the British Library via Flickr, CC BY One of the Templars’ more enigmatic symbols was their wax seal – two knights riding a single horse. In the Middle Ages, people used seals to ...

In the Middle Ages scholars followed the idea from Antiquity that there were seven primary colours – white, yellow, red and blue, purple and black, with green in the middle, balanced between ...