New research shows Ice Age hunter-gatherer networks stretched across Europe, linking central Spain to France through stone ...

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Countless masterpieces in the Louvre, such as the Nike or Winged Victory of Samothrace, were saved from the Nazis in Word War ...

The flavorful and nutritious Mediterranean Chicken Pasta recipe combines elements of the culinary tradition of both Italy and Greece.

Chemical analysis shows a Roman flask held compound medicine, offering first proof of roman flask medical feces described in ...

The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is among the most intriguing female figures in Byzantine history for a number of good reasons.

Scientists recover DNA from a 5,500-year-old burial in Colombia, revealing ancient syphilis-related bacteria and reshaping disease history.

Scientists in Scotland uncover a new form of life from 410 million years ago, challenging long-held beliefs about early Earth organisms.

Ancient Athenian democracy functioned as a chaotic and exclusive system that relied on many things, but what is truth and ...

Stanford scientists report early research showing it may be possible to regrow cartilage, offering new hope for treating arthritis.