Ancient doctors were interested in what people who lived long lives were doing every day and how this might have helped. The ...

In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They ...

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...

One of the famous ancient Greek Riace Bronzes was found to have had its teeth designed following the mathematical value of ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a precision that still unsettles modern engineers. The corroded fragments of ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...