In the summer of 1900, a group of sponge divers off the coast of Antikythera, a Greek island, stumbled upon a shipwreck that ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

Explore how geography, in particular the sea, shaped ancient Greece's agricultural practices, approach to trade and warfare, and colonial expansion.

A birthday cake had lit candles around it, with each candle representing a year of the celebrant’s life. The celebrant blows ...

The July full moon shone brightly over Greece's 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion late Thursday. (AP video: Srdjan Nedeljkovic) ...

Why is it so difficult to find documentation of life in ancient Greece written by women? Examine the factors that prevented most ancient Greek women from producing art or literature — or living ...

Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece and found dozens of artifacts, photos show. Photo from Return to Antikythera Off the coast of a Greek island ...

When a section of road in eastern Cyprus collapsed, officials looked into the gaping hole and were surprised to find a long-forgotten ancient tomb. Excavations revealed the roughly 2,000-year-old ...

Key Takeaways: A Full Moon happens when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon's orbit causes changing sunlight reflection, creating different phases.

To truly explore alien languages, linguists must open themselves to the maximum conceivable degree of cosmic otherness ...

Archaeologists uncover Roman weapons and Messapian city walls near Ugento, southern Italy, tied to the Hannibalic War era in 209 B.C.