For 800 years the idea that a defendant should be judged by a jury of ordinary people has stood as a bulwark against the ...

A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.

Within a few centuries, the genetic landscape of the Rhine-Meuse region, including the wetlands, was completely reshaped. Our ...

Archaeologists recently found a large Roman industrial complex in northern England — along with hundreds of tools, offering rare insight into how Romans lived and worked. The excavation was conducted ...

If you buy an apartment in England, the chances are you aren’t actually “buying” it at all. In most cases, you’re paying the real owner for the right to live there. “Leaseholds” are one of the oddest, ...

Fortunes are sought in cities, but meaning is found in the country. Shakespeare made it in London, but in his plays the country is where we learn the truth about who we are. Britain has minimal space ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away ...

Simon Rodway receives funding from Leverhulme Foundation. He is affiliated with Plaid Cymru. The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia — the first time Giardia has been identified in ...

Dinosaur Valley State Park draws thousands of visitors each year to Glen Rose, southwest of Fort Worth, to see some of the best-preserved dinosaur tracks in the world. But some locals fear that view ...

The Carreras Pampa tracksite at Torotoro National Park is now the largest recorded site for dinosaur tracks. Despite a record-breaking amount of tracks, dinosaur bones in the area are scarce, making ...