Stories of finding hidden gems, like rare artifacts or vintage collectibles, make the hunt even more interesting and worth the dig. A thrift store item in the US turned into a magical discovery ...

This is where Louis Hémon stayed while writing Maria Chapdelaine. At the height of the mania around the novel, tourists flocked there from as far away as Japan. (Courtesy of Musée Louis Hémon ...

And so begins Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of French Canada. Written by Louis Hémon in 1913, Maria Chapdelaine is a coming-of-age novel about a young woman living near the remote village of ...

Maria Sacchetti covers immigration for The Washington Post. She previously reported for the Boston Globe, where her reporting led to the release of several immigrants from jail. She investigated ...

Baby Albert does not have a royal title, but is 11th in line to the throne of his country at the time of writing. Maria Laura and William tied the knot at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St ...

Just imagine if you could take a drug that cut your risk of reproductive cancers and gave protection against conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids and period pain. On top of that, it had the ...

But it added: 'Unless further research indicates that the finding is due to chance or some currently unrecognised artefact the possibility remains that intense and prolonged exposures to magnetic ...

They invented a solar calendar (a calendar based on the sun) and a writing system called hieroglyphs. The ancient Egyptians were ruled by kings and queens were called pharaohs. Religion was an ...

Hundreds of Mayan artifacts have been found underwater in a Guatemalan lake ... Leah Silverman holds a Master's in Fine Arts from Columbia University's Creative Writing Program and her work has ...