Crucially, he purged the sick body—sailors were bled, by opening a vein with a blade and given remedies to vomit and sweat. This may seem strange to us, but in the 17th century the human body ...

Crucially, he purged the sick body – sailors were bled, by opening a vein with a blade and given remedies to vomit and sweat. This may seem strange to us, but in the 17th century the human body ...

Crucially, he purged the sick body – sailors were bled, by opening a vein with a blade and given remedies to vomit and sweat. This may seem strange to us, but in the 17th century the human body was ...

If, perhaps, there is something about an oncoming storm that creates even more calm than usual. And it turns out that there ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

Suitors in the 18th and 19th centuries often carved love tokens out of whatever material was at hand. According to the ...

Richmond International Airport is getting international again with service to Bermuda, the airport's first non-U.S.

You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy! The word "squid" likely originated as sailors' slang in the 17th century, possibly from a New England dialect. It may be related to the ...

A short walk from the Strand in Liverpool city centre is a commemorative plaque which seems completely out of place in the ...