Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

"It's probably the worst flu season we've had in over a decade, in terms of number of cases," one doctor said.

The father of gastronomy is regarded as Archestratus, an ancient Greek poet and philosopher in the mid-4th century BCE ...

A woman lost a body part after contracting a disease that caused a medieval plague. The 24-year-old began experiencing strong ...

The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

SK Catherine Tate hosts Doctor Who’s joyous return to the Proms ... the proud home of olive oil, the ancient Achilleion Palace – and millions of annual British visitors.