The "walking" philosophers, known as the Peripatetics, represent one of the most influential traditions in the history of ancient Greece.

A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

From the pyramids in Egypt, through the Mayan cities in South America, and up to ancient sites in Israel, archaeologists are struggling to find underground cavities,” said Professor Oded Lipschitz.

A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new ...

A team of archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb uncovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, and they ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, ...

The discovery that water existed in liquid form a billion years after the parent body of Ryugu formed came from the study of ...

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...

Venice’s famous bronze statue of a winged lion, which stands atop a pedestal in St. Mark’s Square, took an intercontinental trip to Italy. This symbol of medieval Venetian statehood started out as a ...

The first vending machine was created by ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Heron of Alexandria. Photo of a reconstruction displayed at the Thessaloniki Technology Museum. Credit: Gts-tg ...