Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist ...

While archaeologists have previously documented a few similar examples of ancient Roman pet monkeys elsewhere, they genetically traced back to the Barbary macaques of Africa. “The Berenike burials of ...

Pitt looked at 372 non-adult skeletons (mostly infants and toddlers) and 274 adult females from 24 different sites across ...

Armed with flashlights and ultraviolet lamps, members of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team carefully examined the ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Archaeologists have discovered a residential area in Luxor dating to the time when the Roman Empire ruled Egypt. A team of archaeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities found a ...

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus.

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.

A site in Switzerland contained evidence of an administrative center that was part of a bigger plan to build a urban center ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now Spain and the Middle East. But just how much do you know about these ...