The name originated in England, arriving in the US when the first wave of European settlers made landfall in the early 17th ...

If you haven't heard of Krampus by now, then you've been missing out. Portrayed in film and TV, the goat-headed beast also ...

Every day, thousands of new parents leave the hospital with a little one in their arms for the very first time.

Archaeologists first made the grim discovery in 2022 and have been studying the remains to understand why she and others were ...

Towns and villages across the Caribbean bear names that pay homage to Irish immigrants ... back to Irish ancestors who settled there in the 17th century as servants on English-owned plantations.

Researchers recreated the face of a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe, ...

There are several famous neighborhoods and squares in Athens with strange names, whose origins even Athenians are unaware of.

The Romanian region that inspired Bram Stoker is more fairy tale than horror story. Here’s your itinerary, from castles to ...

The face of Zosia the 'vampire' was rebuilt by scientists 400 years after she was buried with a padlock on her foot and an ...

Luxury fashion brands have taken note of the allure of a chic hairbrush as well. Celine has two, each with the company’s logo ...

Laskaridis (left), chairman of The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, presented two Aristotelian classics, Nicomachean Ethics sand Politics, both printed in the 17th century, to the Chinese Academy ...

The best place to be comforted is in the Edward Thomas bar, named after the Adlestrop poet, who wrote here. In the winter, ...