The idea that medieval people lived knee-deep in filth is one of the most persistent myths about the Middle Ages. In reality, ...

Battlefield surgery in the Middle Ages was crude, painful, and often fatal. Surgeons lacked anesthesia, antibiotics, and ...

An exhibition at the V&A Dundee suggests that good architecture has a vital part to play in the healing process ...

The history of the bed cupboard highlights how living conditions shape design. What may seem unusual today was once a practical solution to cold homes, limited space, and shared living. As urban ...

Defecation is the one essential, unavoidable part of life that strips away social pretensions, teaching us a basic humility about our place in the world—even on the highest of thrones.

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient ...

His transition from Marxism to spirituality was quite a tumultuous one. Once a firebrand student leader, P Salil grew disillusioned with communism and became a ...

The vacation is nearing its end. And in the last days before heading home, you think: I could stay here for the next three weeks…or forever. Do you know this feeling? I experience it often, but most ...

KURT HUNTER-MANN shares the incredible story of popular York pub Roman Bath with secret discovery in basement ...

Clayshire Castle in Bowling Green, Indiana lets you live out your medieval fantasies right here in the Hoosier State, complete with turrets, battlements, and four-poster beds that would make any ...

Boro LaipubamThe evolution of medicine is the long journey from supernatural and herbal remedies in prehistoric times to today’s Science based, technology-driven healthcare. Since the primordial age, ...