Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat infections. The root of tormentil (Potentilla erecta), a small yellow wildflower ...

Wetter winters, more flooding. Storm Chandra earlier this month saw scientists' predictions of climate change effects on Ireland ringing true. Heavy rain falling on saturated ground, particularly in ...

It’s finally happening: The blizzards are (fingers crossed) over, the sun is setting later in the day, and temperatures are finally edging upward. In other words, spring is coming, and with it is the ...

The other night, after our Super Bowl party, my wife and I were smoking and watching Josef von Sternberg's Shanghai Express, a 1932 pre-Code drama set on an old European luxury train during the ...

Was it murder, a burial, an accident or even a religious sacrifice? Around 60 bog bodies in Germany tell stories from long ago. Some of the details are astonishing and science was not always entirely ...

The first one is miserable – whatever you need or want is gone, maybe for good. The second one can be joyful, a celebration of great relief and a reminder to look in the same spot next time you need ...

Cover art for ‘Bog Queen’ owned by Coffee House Press. Stories are constantly being lost to the past. Historians and scientists may attempt to piece history together with their discoveries, but gaps ...

This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality Folk horror may have had a dramatic resurgence in recent years, but it has always ...

AND UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS CRUSHED. HE’S A HARD WORKING PEOPLE. AND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, IT’S HEARTBREAKING. RIGHT NOW, A MAN IS DEAD, TRAPPED UNDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED TO SAND CRANBERRY BOGS.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The fall 2025 runways have only reaffirmed its status as a closet essential. At Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello played with proportion, paring slouchy aviator jackets with voluminous ball skirts.