When Napoleon’s once invincible army limped out of Russia in winter 1812, frostbite and hunger were merely half the story.

Scientists recently discovered deadly bacteria in DNA from Napoleon's soldiers' teeth, revealing new causes of death during the catastrophic 1812 Russian retreat.

Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia in 1812. Six months later, after the army was forced to retreat, an ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

Ukraine has demonstrated the ability to accurately target Russian senior officers—both on the battlefield and far away from the front lines.

This past weekend, Cypress Lake High School performed “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.” The electropop opera based ...

To sit in the dark of Tufts’ Balch Arena Theater for 2 1/2 hours, watching a musical spun from Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” ...

The BBC four-part series was inspired by a much-loved novel that has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

It has been more than two centuries since the fate of the Western world hung in the balance on a muddy, rain-soaked ridge in ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continued to pummel each ...

At the Writers Theatre, audiences are transported to 19th century Russia by director and choreographer Katie Spelman’s (Communication ’09) production of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.” ...