From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

There are stories whispered in the dark about spirits that offer knowledge no mortal should have. Tales that speak of beings ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

The comedian, actor, political activist and marathon runner believes the future won’t be as bad as it might seem right now.

From the dawn of civilization, humanity has sought answers to the mysteries of existence — creation, life, death, and the divine. Every culture developed its ...

Messages from Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ambassador of Greece, and the Cypriot High Commissioner honour the ...

BEIJING -- China's national legislature adopted on Friday a decision to designate Oct 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's ...

This Halloween, we revisit Rhidian Davis’s reckoning with the gothic’s many monstrous manifestations, from silent film to Hammer horror to Twilight. From our November 2013 issue.

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

In 1967, Israel wins the Six-Day War, capturing the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Gaza, Sinai, and the Golan Heights.