The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

To understand how we started counting, and still count today, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute, though, we need to wind the clock back to an era before the dawn of ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Students from Greece and the Greek diaspora, alongside seafarers on Greek merchant vessels worldwide, joined forces to ...

Scientists are reconstructing the oldest known map of the night sky - long thought lost to time - by using X-rays to reveal its secrets.

After more than 2,000 years, the first-ever star map created by ancient astronomer Hipparchus has been uncovered using ...

On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet ...

A joint archaeological mission by the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) has ...

The much-anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary is out in theaters today. In it, light-eating alien microbes sap the sun’s ...

The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.

Aristotle's timeless wisdom highlights that personal happiness is an internal pursuit. In today's world, this ancient ...