This 12th-century abbey features breathtaking medieval stone carvings and sculptures depicting knights and saints, yet often remains overshadowed by its famous neighbour ...

Gold ( Aurum or Au) is a chemical element on the periodic table, and a metal known for its bright yellow colour and shine. A ...

Organized by the University Libraries Special Collections Division and the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the symposium will take place at Mullins Library and the World ...

Mardi Gras, also referred to as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated before Ash Wednesday.

Dating back to the 12th century, this medieval monastery in Ireland boasts spectacular stone sculptures depicting knights, saints and animals ...

Mardi Gras, also referred to as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated before Ash Wednesday.

For the first time in roughly six centuries, London’s skies may again carry the long, steady wings of the white stork. These large birds once lived alongside people, nesting on rooftops and feeding ...

Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba ’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Donald Trump ’s blockade of the island — especially now ...

The romance genre owes a major debt to the Middle Ages. That's where we get the word, the genre, and most of its tropes.

After spending nearly six centuries hidden beneath the waters near Copenhagen, a remarkable medieval ship has resurfaced, offering fresh insight into how trade once shaped northern Europe. Maritime ...

The medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, lasted roughly from the 5th to 15th centuries in Europe. It was a time of massive political, social, and cultural change which was marked by the ...

Has "67" reached its peak? Google added it as an Easter egg in the search engine. The new slang term spiked with Generation Alpha and Gen Z this year. Dictionary.com named "6-7" its 2025 Word of the ...