The ancient scroll, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. It's ...

Consider three big examples: the evidence for cosmic design in the fundamental laws and structure of the universe; the ...

These cities, national parks, and islands in Thailand are a great alternative to the usual tourist destinations.

While only one of my four children is old enough to have learned about the Romans ... At that point, I hit the book. From the ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in Athens. On a later trip to the excavations a ...

When you think of New York City, images of towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, and iconic landmarks like the Statue of ...

Image Once the area ... species that were our ancient relatives shared the same habitat and possibly interacted. The Reach of Roman Celebrity: A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle that was found ...

In an ancient book titled Treatise on Cold Damage, printed on slightly wrinkled bamboo paper, she found an 1,800-year-old recipe for a mixture of skullcap, licorice, peony, and Chinese date ...

but also that they must be ancient: at least half a billion years old, perhaps even older. These observations contradict the idea of a well-mixed and fast-flowing Earth's mantle, a theory that is ...

Some of the volcanic rocks are up to 6 million years old, while others were ... The satellite image above is what is known as a "best pixel mosaic" and was made using a computer program that ...