On July 23, 1924, the editor of Scientific American, O.D. Munn, and six members of a scientific investigative committee ...

The resulting optical illusion wasn’t a supernatural apparition: Instead, it was the product of a scientific phenomenon known ...

This trend was augmented by the Industrial Revolution and the growth of the middle class in the 19th century, which enabled young men to select a spouse and pay for a wedding, regardless of ...

Spiritualism preached positivity and an accessible, benevolent higher power — just like modern New Age spirituality ...

By the late 19th century, many new religious movements were gaining ground in our relatively new ... Schwartz: The Davenport ...

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

The historic Rosson House Museum in downtown Phoenix is offering a spine-chilling ‘Seances and Spiritualists Tour’ this ...

Hidden in the teeth: DNA study finds these 19th century lions preyed on humans and giraffes by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The lions' teeth were damaged during their lifetimes.

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time ...

A pair of male lions that roamed Kenya more than a century ago gained notoriety as the “man-eaters of Tsavo.” To be sure, the big cats hunted and ate people building a local railway.

Funded via a foundation established by nineteenth-century Big Pharma businessman Henry Wellcome, the Wellcome Collection’s ...

Spiritualism in America was birthed in Hydesville, N.Y.