A mound of earth in west Cumbria could contain a lost Viking king called Ivarr the Boneless, an archaeologist claims. Ivarr - ...

The foundations for the Viking expeditions were laid on farms. Society became more stratified during this period, and carved ...

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

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Last summer I polled the great art houses of Europe with a seemingly straightforward question: Had they had any recent experiences with mold in their collections? Mold is a perennial scourge in ...

Recent research from TripAdvisor has found that the Isle of Arran in Scotland is officially the UK ’s best island — and for ...

US President Donald Trump’s fixation with Greenland has once again put the world’s largest island back in the spotlight. So, ...

The year 2026 has promised to bring a slate of new travel trends, and one of our favourites is ‘radical remoteness.’ Slipping ...

The 1,400 year-old "sand burials" of two people and a horse were found near a nuclear power plant construction site in the ...

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of Americans will opt for cremation over burial, according to the National ...

The State Council unveiled sweeping revisions to the nation's funeral management regulations on Wednesday, aiming to reinforce the public-service nature of burial services and promote eco-friendly ...

While reexcavating a Viking burial mound in southwestern Norway, archaeologists from the University of Bergen came across a surprise: a message left more than a century ago by Anders Lorange, one of ...