Excavations of the ground floor of a school in Vibo Valentia, Italy recently revealed an opulent room containing columns and ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Even our calendar is Roman. April is from the Latin word aperirer, meaning to ‘open’ - like flowers in spring! June is named after the goddess Juno. The rulers Julius and Augustus added the ...

Her full name, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, pays tribute to the late Queen's family nickname as well as Prince Harry's late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. She is the younger sister of ...

The French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest. By Wesley Morris This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and ...

Welcome to Nat Geo Your Shot: National Geographic’s global community for aspiring visual storytellers. Find the community on Instagram @NatGeoYourShot and follow along for hashtag challenges ...

• Performers: Ed Larkin, Jonny Amies, Linzi Hateley, Alasdair Harvey, Fran Fraser and Andrew Fraser, Jordan Benjamin, Rebecca Bowden, Jamie Chatterton, Gracie ...

Names associated with the ocean (or water in general) hold a special place in my heart. One of my friends who lives with his family out in California lives near the ocean, and all of them have names ...