By the early 20th century, public health officials argued that without surveillance ... there was no public outcry about tracking “the great white plague” despite extensive, sensational coverage of ...

Doctor Who‘s hotly-anticipated second season has officially confirmed its release date, along with an iconic queer guest star in the form of Alan Cumming. The 15th series of the sci-fi show – which ...

A recent forensic reanalysis has upended a 130-year-old poisoning case, exonerating Dr. Urbino de Freitas, a 19th-century physician ... concluded that today, the doctor would not be convicted.

As such, one could also understand some poor soldier’s decision to dump his 3.2-foot-long, two-handed sword known as a “Zweihänder” in a weapons deposit around the 14 th or 15 th century ...

which could change modern understandings of the ancient kingdom at a critical time in the 15th century B.C. It also highlights how Egyptology has changed from its origins in the 19th and early ...

In a statement from the Vatican, doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia and bronchitis say the pontiff suffered a respiratory crisis Saturday, ...

Thutmose II (also called Akheperenre) reigned in the first half of the 15th century BCE. This made him the fourth ruler of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the New Kingdom ...

The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against “evil” smells thought to cause disease. But the truth behind this creepy costume will shock you!

The film, which screens at UC Santa Barbara’s MultiCultural Center (MCC) on Thursday, Feb. 27, sheds light on the often-overlooked lives of Black Africans in 15th- and 16th-century Europe, challenging ...

The reverse of a gold demy of James I, found in the Scottish Borders (COPFS/PA) The 15th century artefacts are a mixture of Scots and English coins, with English silver groats minted by King Henry ...