Irish folklore's Stingy Jack originally used turnips, not pumpkins. Learn how the Great Famine's potato blight and Irish immigration to America created the modern jack-o'-lantern tradition.

It has been announced that a collection of 5000-year-old priceless artifacts that were looted in the wake of the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 have been identified in London. Local police seized the objects from an illegal dealer in antiquities.

Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is 'Do not march on Moscow.' – Bernard Montgomery, British military figure.

Rare 1,400-year-old stone sculpture of woman with three-horned headdress discovered in Kyrgyzstan reveals spiritual power of women in early Turkic society.

Research has discovered witchcraft in use in ancient Athens by showing how a ceramic jar full of chicken remains might have been a way of dealing with a workplace dispute.

Discover 10 of nature's most gruesome Halloween creatures from vampire bats to dementor wasps.

Scientists have finally solved the 38-year mystery of Bologna's green mummy! A teenage boy's emerald-colored remains reveal an extraordinary chemical transformation involving copper, creating the most complete green mummy ever discovered.

The Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain has seen a lot of different religions over the years. It’s been a Roman temple, a Moorish Mosque and is today a Roman Catholic Cathedral.

The Han Dynasty was China’s second imperial dynasty and succeeded the Qin Dynasty. This dynasty ruled China for about 400 years, during which there were more than 20 emperors on the throne.

Traditionally ancient folk remedies are not treated seriously by medical researchers and professionals. However, some scientists are taking a new look at these remedies because some are believed to hold the key to fighting deadly diseases and infections.