Researchers unexpectedly found traces of cocaine in the mummified brain tissue of 17th-century people buried in a crypt in Milan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Centuries-old horse skeletons from the American Southwest are helping rewrite a colonial myth: When the Spanish colonized the region in the 17th century, they didn't introduce horses to Indigenous ...

(CNN) — Argentine authorities recovered a 17th-century painting on Wednesday that was apparently stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the Mar del Plata Prosecutor’s Office reported in a statement.

Jeri Quinzio is the author of Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making. When they figured out how to freeze liquids in the 17th Century, people started adding custard to make "Iced Creams," a ...