Eating human brains might seem relegated to zombie flicks, but a new study found that European warriors did just that 18,000 years ago, per “noodle”-slurping study in the journal Scientific Reports.

Oct. 31—Today is Halloween, a day for trick-or-treat, festive events, costumes and all sorts of eerie merriment. Centuries ago, ancient tribes in Europe believed this was also the day when the barrier ...

The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...