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.” ...

David Garczynski on the barrier islands of New York City, which, ten years after Hurricane Sandy, remain vulnerable to coastal erosion and devastating storms.

Myth and mystery shroud third-century Catholic martyr St. Valentine, who is believed to have been executed on February 14. His skull is said to be housed in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin ...

In 1903, workers digging a ditch in Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, England uncovered the astonishingly well-preserved remains of a prehistoric man — and the mystery of "Cheddar Man" was born.

Oct. 26—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 ...

Barbara Neely, one of the first Black women to break into mainstream mystery publishing.She introduced us in 1992 to an unlikely heroine, house-keeper turned crime solver Blanche White, but died ...

Reflections. The story of the 1883 Vasse "gunfire" reminds us that WA, despite its geographic isolation, remains connected to the wider world.Krakatoa's eruption was a stark demonstration of how ...

History of the Diaconate. Although the Second Vatican Council restored the diaconate to its permanent place within the hierarchy, its roots stretch back to apostolic times.

The Secret History fits into a long tradition of novels set on university campuses – including Petrou's latest, Stargazer, about two friends at a remote Canadian university in the 90s, which she ...