Spending 16 weeks on the UK charts, the song has now surpassed Wet Wet Wet’s Love Is All Around (you know, the one from Love Actually) as the longest-running number one single by a UK act. On a global ...

Artifacts found in the Oregon mountains challenge a long-held belief of human history. The discovery is also four times older ...

Professor Bettany Hughes is out of breath when she answers my call. “Sorry!” she puffs. “I’m on a Viking site in Uppsala, ...

After House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi retires from Congress next year, she will move on to her next gig: teaching at her ...

Near Egypt’s pyramids, basalt floors and hard stone blocks preserve strange cuts and tool marks that do not look like slow hand work. The episode also points to hidden channel blocks and buried ...

The story of one of the world’s most powerful civilizations comes to life this week with the two-night premiere of “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire” on History Channel. The two-part documentary ...

Over the past 4,600 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza has weathered a dozen or so major earthquakes. Most recently, the 5.9 magnitude Cairo earthquake of 1992 dislodged some casing stones from the ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the ...

The Pyramids of Giza were built to last for eternity, securing a safe passage to the afterlife for the souls of the pharaohs. To ensure that their divine gateways could infinitely withstand the mortal ...

A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe seismic shocks. Seismologists analyzed vibrations in the various chambers of ...

Seven new documentaries will join last month’s drop as part of the collab, including two shows executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Netflix adds seven new History Channel docuseries for US ...