Dragged along by my dad to see Pentangle, I heard something ancient that kickstarted my obsession with this country’s folklore – an enchanted, subversive and strange version of a Britain where I could ...

Sacred springs and rivers throughout Ancient Greece were revered as sources of divine power, associated with healing, ...

Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...

Beneath the dust of colonial archives lies another Africa—one painted in ochre and song, where healers crossed gender and love itself remade the world. Long before Victorian law or missionary decree, ...

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

Did you wake up today? Feeling frazzled? Were you in *** beastly mood? Well, don't call the doctor just yet. This bug will be over by midnight. You're suffering from calendar itis the culprit Friday ...

In 1872, British Museum curator George Smith made a discovery that would shake Victorian England's understanding of biblical history. Working late into the London evening, surrounded by fragments of ...

The filmmakers discuss cult allegations, tantric rituals, and the ongoing legal case surrounding the movement’s guru.