The ancient Greeks settled on the Aeolian Islands sometime in the Bronze Age where they traded with their neighbors ...
This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...
An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. Note to editors: Photos of the Al Maszhabiya site and fossils, an artist’s reconstruction of the new species in life ...
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In video footage, it almost looks like an earthquake. The ancient Torre dei Conti, which has occupied a street corner of central Rome since medieval times, is suddenly enveloped in billowing clouds as ...
Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea—a place where the animals could only have been brought by humans. The study, published in ...
TENERIFE, Spain—It’s not the most comforting announcement to hear on vacation. “We don’t want you to get hurt,” the captain said over the PA. “So please move slowly, take your time.” ...
The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in gory skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators ever women? Several lines of evidence, including ...
Yale chemists have synthesized a complex, potentially cancer-fighting molecule found in sea sponges discovered off the coast of South Korea. The work, described in the journal Science, sets the stage ...
Yale chemists have synthesized a complex, potentially cancer-fighting molecule found in sea sponges discovered off the coast of South Korea. The work, described in the journal Science, sets the stage ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...