Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

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The Timeless Enigma of Stonehenge Stonehenge, nestled in the verdant landscapes of Wiltshire, England, stands as a testament ...

The manuscript had been forgotten in the library, part of a collection acquired by Dutch Orientalist and mathematician Jacob ...

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, in operation for a few months now, uncovered light coming from a ...

Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface. The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red ...

Tourists visiting Greece and Italy’s renowned cities must be mindful of unique regulations aimed at preserving historic sites. In Greece, a strict ban on high heels at ancient landmarks aims to ...

Many scholars who have studied the question have come up with theories about the location of Alexander the Great’s final resting place, which has made this one of the most hotly debated mysteries in a ...

For many Bowdoin professors, these recent headlines—which have made an explicit connection between the current political climate and its influence on academic work—speak to the ever-present ...