Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake ...

When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

It is one of the most famous – and mystifying – drawings in human history. Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man was the attempt ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the purpose of a 1,500-year-old bucket at Sutton Hoo, revealing that it was used as a cremation vessel for an important Anglo-Saxon figure.

Oct. 28—One of the most bizarre unsolved homicides in Northumberland County turns 120 years old next month. For more than a century, the mystery of the Shamokin Head has intrigued residents ...

It’s been more than 20 years since Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson joined forces for Sofia Coppola’s award-winning film ...

A Curator on the History and Mystery of Jewelry. Helen Molesworth, the senior jewelry curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, talks about her gem-driven travels and her new book.

Narwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. The Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of the tusked “unicorns of the sea.” ...

Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks. Twitter ...

For almost 40 years, the Winchester Mystery House was under a state of constant construction. What was once a simple farmhouse in San Jose, California, slowly grew into one of Time magazine’s ...