When we learn music today, one of the first things we encounter is the familiar set of syllables used to name the notes of ...

BERLIN — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden. Rötzel’s Monk Garden is home to ...

"You have to keep beating it for longer," my grandmother instructed me. "It isn't pale yet. It's still too yellow." I didn't ask how long this would take. I was nine years old, and I understood what ...

But this Saturday night, the North Park shop transforms into a dance party, with crowd favorites like Whitney Houston, Chappell Roan and more pumping through the bookshelves. "Think about like a party ...

Newly uncovered medieval evidence is the latest to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth many believe was used to wrap the crucified body of Jesus. Following analysis, ...

The St. Clair County Schools interim superintendent said two students accused of inappropriate conduct at a middle school Back to School Dance were immediately removed from the event. Rusty St. John ...

A Back to School Dance at an Alabama junior high has turned into a possible criminal investigation. Odenville Middle School held the dance on Friday night. Since then, there have been multiple social ...

James Clark does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

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 ...

Pigs were an important source of food in the Middle Ages. They didn’t take up a lot of space, had lots of babies, and ate pretty much anything, so despite their smell and bouts of violence (sometimes ...

The Middle Ages of Europe were really nothing like the Middle Ages of Hollywood. Life was difficult, dirty, and dangerous. Here's why you — and to be honest, everyone else — wouldn't survive long.