People have been choosing plant-based diets for thousands of years, for reasons that go far beyond food fads. From ancient ...

Visitors to the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg may be either impressed or repulsed by this massive Roman Revival pile of marble. Early 20th century newspaper editorial writers ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

The ancient Egyptians devised a way to document thousands of years of history before the pyramids were built, members of ...

A fifth-century Christian mosaic was unearthed in Urfa, Turkey, the traditional birthplace of Abraham, shedding light on early Byzantine art.

Historians are occasionally forced to revise their preconceived notions after discovering something hidden in the shadows and ...

Luka Doncic continues to play at a historic level in his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers. As Doncic and the Lakers forge ahead with their NBA season, still without their leader and ...

Stanford football has another big game this week, but the magnitude of the game is heightened not because of the matchup, but because of who is standing on each team's sideline. For the first time ...

Visitors to the new museum will be able to view the entire contents of Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time since its discovery over 100 years ago.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1970: Gene Lewis was fatally shot in ...

For more than 120 years the Venus Table of the Dresden Codex -- an ancient Mayan book containing astronomical data -- has been of great interest to scholars around the world. The accuracy of its ...

The Grand Canyon National Park hides more than stunning views it conceals entire forbidden regions where entry is strictly off-limits. Rumors persist of sealed caves, hieroglyphics, and ancient relics ...