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

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal ...

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

Long-forgotten ancient tablets have been decoded, uncovering a mix of magic, politics, and daily life from early ...

Giant, intelligent octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas. Modern octopuses are known for their intelligence and ...

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

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

Here's something archaeologists don't see every day, or indeed ever: An ancient Egyptian mummy with an excerpt from the ...

Researchers discovered an Iliad fragment in a mummy, marking the first literary papyrus used in embalming and offering new ...

In this piece, I will be taking seriously the wisdom of Pericles and Aristotle; one was one of the founding statesmen of Athenian democracy ...

At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...

The vast amount of misinformation circulating in public health is largely due to not understanding evidence-based science.