Forget James Bond. George Minden was the real thing. A Romanian aristocrat by birth, he could have spent his days in manor houses, sipping brandy and debating politics. Instead, he entered the world ...

The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones is turning the heads of the readers who turn its ...

Drones, AI-targeting systems and the jostle for power in space raise a host of ethical questions about how, when, where and ...

The most powerful conventional engine of warfare ever built is headed for Iran Major supermarket chain workers start strike across 4 cities ...

Medieval women’s ideas about heaven were inspired by the visions and sufferings they experienced, says Hetta Howes ...

Human daily life evolved slowly for centuries, but now it shifts rapidly and our survival depends on maintaining balance.

The contours of World War III are visible in numerous conflicts. The president of the United States is not ready.

Greek geometry wasn’t just math—it was an attempt to decode the universe. Its logic still powers rockets, bridges, and every GPS route today.

Whether medieval navies used quicklime to incapacitate enemy sailors and to render their decks treacherous has not been satisfactorily answered. Drawing on the accounts of numerous medieval authors, ...

The same anxieties modern people have about host–guest relationships existed in medieval times, new book shows by Patrick Daly, Northeastern University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...