Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) is one of the most famous last stands in history. However, the Spartans did not march to Thermopylae alone ...

September 13, 1922, marks the Smyrna destruction, one of the most prosperous and beautiful cities on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor.

Did the rise of the Ottoman empire trigger the rise of Mexico? Historian Juan Miguel Zunzunegui think that it just might have ...

Pledging communication about vaccines that will be “grounded in science, not ideology,” the governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday they will form a West Coast Health ...

The Italian docmaker spent three years filming in and around Naples for this layered, rewarding study of modern living amid remnants of ancient history. The title stems from a famed Jean Cocteau quote ...

Vesuvius — the very name sounds ancient, rhythmically mythical, so tied into tales of a destroyed past that one almost forgets it’s still very much in the ordinary, existing present. The legendary ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm's anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, ...

Medical, legal, and political experts are sounding alarms amid the Trump administration’s attempt to fire the newly confirmed Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which ...

Journey into the Vatican’s mysterious collection of rare Egyptian treasures, from scorpion goddesses to the powerful lion god of war, and discover how these relics survived alongside Christian ...