THE International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president today. Outgoing President Thomas ...

Metal detectorists in modern-day Romania discovered a stash of silver treasure from around 500 B.C. The silver treasure ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

They arrived in Patras and then endured a crowded train ride—“full of people and fleas,” she would later write in her autobiography—to Ancient Olympia. Olympia lived ... that had taken over—souvenir ...

Jonathan Dickinson and crew met after they shipwrecked in late 1600s Known as Olympia in early 1920s after developers planned to create town like ancient Olympic athletic grounds, giving streets ...

Over the past decades, scientists have gleaned details of the “green Sahara.” Now, with the help of ancient DNA from mummified remains, geneticists are figuring out who once lived there.

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Only in Canada is a new travel series that acts as a love letter to the bucket-list destinations and experiences in our beautiful country. Look for the Only in Canada series every week. From a ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of ...