Robin Hood’s legendary Major Oak may be dead after 1,200 years, raising alarms about climate stress on ancient trees.

Much of human history has been influenced and shaped by warfare. Warfare itself predates history, with the squabbles and ...

Practically every corner of Türkiye is sprinkled with history spanning millennia, offering travellers the chance to see some of the world’s most striking ancient sites. These 10, in particular, are ...

In 1880, in the village of Chaironeia in central Greece, Greek archaeologists made a remarkable find: a largely undisturbed mass grave of 254 ancient soldiers, some of whom are buried arm in arm. The ...

The villains in the X-Men comics are some of the most colorful and interesting in Marvel’s long history. Some have proven to ...

At the Battle of Sepeia in 494 BC, Sparta’s King Cleomenes burned Argos’ Sacred Grove, killing 6,000 soldiers in a ruthless ...

This article was originally published on June 5, 2026 and is being re-published ahead of the 1,000th men’s World Cup game, which is between Tunisia and Japan on June 20 (June 21 in the UK). A thousand ...

Some of the deadliest days in American military history came during battles that permanently changed the United States and its armed forces. Events like the Battle of Antietam and the Attack on Pearl ...

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New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first ...

“Making peace with Iran may be just as painful as winning the war,” a recent CNN report noted. As negotiations roll on during a shaky ceasefire, what a deal between the US and Iran might look like and ...