Flooding, famine, plagues. Historical documents from diaries to parish registers detail the dramatic impacts of the Little ...

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in Europe. They originate from Southeast Asia and were introduced to Europe and ...

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in Europe. They originate from Southeast Asia and were introduced to Europe and ...

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...

In the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, a throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room in Europe.

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

Much to the disquiet of some officials in Europe, both Vance and President Donald Trump have found common cause with figures ...

Droughts, extreme heat and destructive flooding plagued the region in the sixteenth century, historical documents show.

A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...