Hospitals in the Middle Ages weren’t quite what we picture today. In this video, we explore how health care actually worked ...

In the 16th and 17th centuries, it became an "intellectual fad," he said, for thinkers to cite ancient Greek and Roman sources rather than scientists of the Middle Ages.

Dragons weren't always feared. Then they became the monster of the Middle Ages. Since ancient times, dragons existed in different cultures as indomitable creatures or signs of good luck. But when ...

Anatomy has long been a subject of fascination and mystery, but alongside the scientific facts lies a world of superstitions and beliefs about the body.

Doctors in the Middle Ages did not have access to the advanced knowledge that we do. So what did they know? Find out in this 3rd level BBC Bitesize article.

A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-decade discovery. In a press release that was translated into English ...

A recent discovery of human bones in Lund, Sweden, has challenged previously held scientific beliefs about the treatment of disabled people in the Middle Ages.

Naughty Grecians likely developed the phallic gesture around 2,500 years ago to offend each other. Here’s how the middle finger became the most obscene digit.

By today’s standards, people in the Middle Ages had potty mouths. But researchers say the act of swearing has actually changed a lot over the years.

An unreadable wad of ancient papyrus remained tucked away in a Swiss university's collection for nearly 400 years. Conservators have now peeled the pages apart, deciphering the 2,000-year-old text ...