The Scandinavian culture did not frown upon racy wardrobes before Christianity arrived, according to a new analysis of ancient textiles.

The Vatican has opened to the public Inquisition documents from the Roman Catholic Church's efforts—beginning in medieval times—to root out heresy.

A pre-Inca ceremonial plaza unearthed in Peru may date back to 3500 B.C., archaeologists told local media.

The natural colorant, famed for its resistance to aging and chemicals, played a central role in Mayan religious and sacrificial rituals, a new study suggests.

Burial remains from a burned necropolis could offer a window into ancient Egypt's elusive First Intermediate Period, a chaotic era of violence and power struggles, experts say.

Mysterious stone structures recently suggested to be the ancient "lost city" of Paititi were actually shaped by natural forces, not Inca workers, experts say.

A pregnant tiger leaped from a boat, flames seared a U.S. embassy and shot from a missile-launching cruiser, the moon turned red, and more.

The last eight people to speak the language of Ixcatec are recorded by an American linguist in Mexico. A language disappears every two weeks, experts say.

Wolves in the region are "thriving" and are ready for states and local tribes to manage their populations, federal officials announced.

Despite widespread recognition and a colorful new flag, the Balkan region still faces resistance from powerful countries and its own contentious history.

At least ten pyramids have been discovered on the Peruvian coast, marking what could be the vast ceremonial site of an ancient, little-known culture experts say.

The declaration of independence over the weekend was actually decades in the making—at least. Here's the story.

Major European powers and the U.S. recognized Kosovo on Monday, a day after the province's ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia.

Feathered arrows lying near the well-preserved coffin suggest that the mummy, when alive, may have been a mercenary for an Egyptian king, experts say.

A new monkey debuted in a London "rain forest," a beagle bounded to glory in New York, Japanese children huddled in igloos, and more.