Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

Pope Francis' passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. But Francis, who died Monday at 88, also turned to ...

It’s striking to compare the radical departure in Jesus Christ’s message from the kingdom of domination, intimidation and ...

The UK has successfully tested a new technology which blasts drones with electromagnetic waves to disable them ...

The Limbourg brothers, Herman, Paul, and Jean, born between 1385 and 1388, were Dutch painters from Nijmegen, but they were ...

China’s top leaders are poised to meet Thursday to discuss additional economic stimulus after US President Donald Trump ratcheted up tariffs, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chilling new video allegedly shows Ukrainian drones chasing down Russian soldiers before blowing them to smithereens as Kyiv’s incursion in Russia’s Belgorod region continues to unfold.

Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine are slowing down dramatically ... expanded the size of its forces from an estimated 150,000 soldiers who carried out its initial invasion in February ...