The tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus has evolved from ancient Norse customs and early welcoming rituals.

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

A "Stoic retirement" doesn't mean depriving yourself. It's a character-based approach to life and aging that can bring calm ...

A rich calendar of events for the Christmas holidays at the Pompeii Archaeological Park for families, children, and adults.

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

Based on genetic material preserved in birch bark tar from Estonia, researchers found that the teen likely had brown hair and ...

These ancient precedents reveal an era dominated by collective vengeance rather than individual responsibility. When Judaism ...

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and ...

Biking and boating through Greece's southernmost archipelago, the Dodecanese islands, is a perfect active family getaway that ...

Leonidas, the legendary King of Sparta, is mostly known for leading the 300 heroic Spartans and dying with them in the Battle ...

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of ...

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...