An international team of researchers, including U of A archaeologist Taylor Hermes, has found the first evidence of a Bronze Age plague infection in a non-human host. The discovery provides a missing ...

Montreal’s Old Port welcomes a striking new addition to its cultural landscape.

Actor Dick Terhune will bring Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” to life in a one-man performance at the Palace Theater.

Food banks across the U.S. are struggling to keep up with rising demand even as SNAP payments have resumed following recent ...

Jeff de Boer has made an entire career out of crafting tiny plate armor. He's compelled by the idea of the underdog finding ...

Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t all warm fires and festive feasts - especially if you weren’t wealthy. In this episode, we explore how people really experienced the holiday season, from fasting ...

Some people observe December 25 as sacred and also mark January 6 as “Old Christmas.” We’ve all heard of traditional Christmas carols like “Jingle Bells” and “Deck the Halls,” but what about “The ...

The six-part documentary explores the United States’ founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence, examining how these “turned the world upside-down.” It airs nightly through Nov. 21.

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults. SCULPTED IN ...

The idea of tourism is a relatively new one. In the medieval period, no one traveled for fun. In fact, most people never ventured further than twenty miles from their hometown. If they did, it was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Maigret,” premiering Sunday on PBS, is the fourth British series (plus one failed pilot) to be titled “Maigret,” ...