The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for ...
In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...
MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They looked for clues of an ancient magnetic field.
Carl Sagan explained the thought process of the ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes, who determined the circumference of the Earth.
Ancient Greek health secrets offer unique insights into a better and longer life focusing on balance, diet, and mindful ...
According to ancient records, the famous Greek writer and speaker Gorgias of Leontini lived to be over a hundred years old. He was born in 485 BC and died around 380 BC.
A joint team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists unearthed a massive ruined temple on a hill near Samikon in 2021 and identified it as a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon. After several years of work, ...
The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.
Experts have discovered that the ancient tunic of the King of Macedon belonged to someone else, as his final resting place remains a mystery.
The mysterious Rök stone, one of the world’s most famous runestones, was raised in the ninth Century in Sweden and contains the longest runic inscription in the world; the true meaning of which ...
Denmark’s Holger Rune serves a ball to Chile’s Nicolas Jarry during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.