In his new book 'Foreign Bodies,' the famed historian follows the journey of the emerging microbiologist community of the 17th and 18th centuries toward protecting public health

In his new book 'Architects of Terror,' Sir Paul Preston shows how Spain's ties to Nazi Germany and use of antisemitic propaganda belied its claims of sympathy to Jewish refugees

Tens of thousands of bees produce honeycomb replicas of the Roman emperor’s bronze bust in a project that combines technology, archaeology and nature

While promoting her debut novel, Martha Hall Kelly met 93-year-old Auschwitz survivor Irene Zisblatt and promised to keep her story, and the trials of others like her, alive

While much of Israel's land has already been dug up and explored, archaeological discoveries underwater are just beginning to surface

In 'Jerusalem Falls,' Prof. John Hosler analyzes what happened in the Holy City between the battles of the Middle Ages - and finds unexpected religious tolerance

Through April 6, an exhibit at Massachusetts's College of the Holy Cross shows how the violent religious wars also had an indelible artistic and aesthetic impact on Europeans

For the first time in its nearly 20 years, the online encyclopedia's arbitration committee voluntarily takes up a case amid claims some editors are whitewashing Polish history

In his award-winning book, Prof. Sasha Senderovich mixes a rich, centuries-old body of Yiddish folklore with early 20th-century events to define a notoriously nebulous Jewish group

Scientists have long wondered what made the material so durable, but a new MIT study utilizing microarchaeology and infrared cameras gives insight into Herod's enduring monuments