It is a phenomenon that has swept the nation, seemingly coming out of nowhere in our country’s middle schools. The bewildering phrase "6-7" has been amusing kids and annoying parents for months now, ...

Emerging in monasteries and convents, apothecaries were later incorporated into guilds to serve the general public. But the medicine they prescribed was much different than what we know today. The ...

Explore the historic Nuremberg Castle in this walking tour through its medieval structures. See the stone walls, preserved towers, and detailed craftsmanship that reflect centuries of history in the ...

A jaw-dropping medieval property is on the real estate market in England, offering a pastoral life to interested buyers – but there's a catch. The property, called St. John's Jerusalem, was originally ...

Medieval medicine is undergoing a reputation makeover. New research reveals that far from being stuck in superstition, early Europeans actively explored healing practices based on nature, observation, ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

LONDON — A saddlemaker ambushed outside a brewhouse. A man stabbed to death after he stumbled over a heap of dung while trying to flee a fight. And a priest killed by three knife-wielding assailants, ...

Health care in the Middle Ages was a world apart from what we know today. In this video, we explore how medieval hospitals functioned, who ran them, and what treatments patients could expect. From ...

“Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware pot…” This is no witch’s potion, but a 15th-century attempt to cure ...

Source: Krishnavedala, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons There is no question that exercise benefits our bodies. The idea traces back to ancient Indian medicine. The Ayurvedic tradition (the word Ayurveda ...