DNA Evidence of Ancient Population Hints at Common Ancestry of Indo-European Languages New insights regarding the origin of ...

Salt is common pantry staple these days, but hundreds of years ago it was a valuable and often rare commodity that people ...

An extraordinary celestial phenomenon that occurs every 18.6 years is due to be witnessed this summer at Calanais Standing ...

Even European home waters were named by sailors after their destination. The Irish Sea was the route from England to Ireland; ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic ...

Richard Foss The ancient Greeks spent a great deal of time arguing about concepts that had never particularly bothered ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

Fast-forward to the 21st century, and thanks to the wonders of genetic research, we’re now closer than ever to pinpointing ...

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than ...

The Island' for BBC Four & BBC Alba starring Sagar Radia and Sorcha Groundsell is this week's Deadline Global Breakout.