Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents ...

In 376 AD, desperate to manage a Gothic refugee crisis while fighting Persia, Emperor Valens made a fateful decision to allow thousands of Goths into Roman territory. What seemed like a manageable ...

What happens when a teenage goth grows up? Gets a job, takes on a mortgage, has a couple of kids…? Can you combine elaborate Frankenstein make-up and a lace-up bustier with getting a toddler ready for ...

The Mountain Goats without guitars: What could be harder to believe? That’s how John Darnielle’s latest was billed: a guitarless album from a man who made his name strumming a guitar like he was ...

May 22 is World Goth Day, an occasion minted in 2009 when BBC 6 dedicated the day to goth rock. It has since become a happening in clubs across Europe, the Americas, Australia, and South Africa. To ...

Mancunians call them crows. Parents tend to adopt stronger language. But behind the black hair dye and white make-up Goths, it is claimed, are simply art lovers, who aspire to middle-class values and ...

When is a goth not a goth? The politics of nomenclatures and epithets, when it comes to youth culture, are fraught: people who have consciously separated themselves from the mainstream are ...

Stacey Elder: "Alternative people, especially goths, feel isolated [and] are more at risk of being bullied" Young people who identify as goths may be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, a ...

Underneath the deep, dark Minnesota night sky lies a diverse and vibrant community of goths. Whether hosting picnics and flea markets or dancing to the bittersweet beats played by alternative DJs, ...

The desecration of a cemetery in Tashkent has been blamed on goths, and two have been arrested. But members of this dwindling community say this is the kind of persecution that is forcing many of them ...