In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

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Explore the origins of the 8 oldest sports in human history, including running, boxing, and gymnastics, and how they shaped the athletic events we know today.

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The Putnam Museum and Science Center is getting ready for its 2025 Gala, but things are a bit different this year. The dress ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

Humans have been polluting nature since ancient times, this is the conclusion of a study. Human-caused environmental ...

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment revealed that lead pollution in the Aegean Sea dates ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

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A recent study conducted by geoscientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered the earliest known evidence of ...