The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

Several small Italian towns have hit the headlines for selling off vacant houses for €1 a pop in ... wooded Antrona Valley. The medieval town of Cantiano – a 40-minute drive from the seaside ...

LONDON — Like examining the growth rings of an ancient tree, scientists have developed a new way to analyze the “twigs” of human genetic family trees, revealing previously hidden patterns of migration ...

Sometimes all you want to do is put on a suit of armor and wander around with big sword. It’s why LARPing is such fun! Sadly, actual armor and actual swords are relatively hard to acquire, and ...

Set in medieval Bohemia, you slip into the soggy boots of Henry of Skalitz, the son of a blacksmith, and immediately throw yourself into such epic quests as “throw poo at man’s house” and ...

From a slender home nestled into an infill site in Wisconsin to a micro home prototype in Indore, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for December. Other houses featured in our monthly roundup ...

For this week’s T List newsletter, we’re looking back at our top house stories from the past year. Sign up here to find us in your inbox every Wednesday, along with monthly travel and beauty ...