Methana volcano in Greece was never dead: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of hidden magma activity

For years, the Methana volcano located in Greece has been categorised as a dormant volcano since it has always appeared ...

How Ancient Centipede Ancestors Conquered the Earth

A long-neglected fossil seems to show the evolutionary leap that let the ancestors of today’s many-legged arthropods crawl ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Found Wrapped In Something Never Seen Before

(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Facebook) Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: ...

Coin found in Berlin field turns out to be ancient Greek artifact — and archaeologists are baffled how it ended up there

A 13-year-old schoolboy discovered a rusty coin in a field on the outskirts of Berlin that researchers identified as a rare ...
Greek Reporter

The Mystery of Aristotle’s Countless Lost Works

A shroud of mystery remains conceals the knowledge contained within the lost works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
Greek Reporter

Four Amazing Astronomical Discoveries from Ancient Greece

Incredibly, scientists and mathematicians in ancient Greece made some of the most significant astronomical discoveries ...

A Teenager Was Walking Down the Street—and Found an Ancient Greek Coin Where It Didn’t Belong

It’s the first time an ancient coin of its kind has been found in the area.
Ancient Origins

Greek City Became a Playground: Over 100 Game Boards Found in Ptolemais

Game board carved into a stone block found in the eastern part of the city. (Zofia Kowarska/PAP) Founded in the late 4th century BC under Hellenistic Egyptian kings, Ptolemais grew into a massive ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Greek Volcano Seemed Quiet for 100,000 Years. Then It Erupted Again. Should Scientists Take a Second Look at ‘Extinct’ Volcanoes?

By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive ...

In 1900, a storm blew a Greek diving crew off course and led to the discovery of a "computer" that was 1,500 years ahead of its time

In 1900, Greek sponge fishermen stumbled upon the Antikythera Mechanism, a complex astronomical calculator that redefined our ...

Archaeologists find copy of Homer’s Iliad in ancient Egyptian mummy

Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy - Papyrus fragment discovered inside mummy ...
Scientific American

Ancient ‘machine-gun’ damage discovered on walls of Pompeii

Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...