In Medieval times, the belief was that fruit stewed in melted sugar kept the human body's humidity at optimal levels.

The heart symbol has traipsed from ancient coins and medieval art to jewels and logos, evolving across space-time - without ...

An international team of archaeologists and scientists has reconstructed the diets of prehistoric communities from north-central Poland, shedding new light on how people adapted to changing ...

The city sits just below a Scandinavian castle complex, so the ring could have come from a royal.

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.

Of all the armour that survives from the Renaissance period, Henry VIII’s horned helmet is arguably the weirdest. This helmet ...

Saskia Hatvany / OPB In a small room at the campus library at Lewis & Clark College, glass cases keep the dust off a recently acquired set of centuries-old objects. “Shaping the Soul” is an exhibit of ...

Cher Yujuico highlights seasonal pears in the jam for her holiday thumbprint cookies, which she’s adding to her annual family Christmas cookie tin this year. “I wanted a fruit in season in winter,” ...

When it comes to quintessential fall produce, apples and pumpkin take center stage like clockwork. But behind closed curtains stands the humble pear — a pome fruit that enjoys its peak season during ...