By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive ...

Aristotle, a Greek thinker, profoundly shaped modern thought. His focus on observation and logic laid foundations for science ...

Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was a genius of the Islamic Golden Age. He excelled in medicine, philosophy, and science.

A Solar eclipse was one of the phenomena that prompted the ancient Greeks to come up with the most brilliant astronomic ...

Pythagoras, a Greek polymath and thinker, shaped history with his mathematical and philosophical ideas. He believed numbers ...

The writer maintains separate friend groups for diverse interests, from business and geopolitics to outdoor adventures and the arts. These circles rarely overlap, creating distinct compartments in his ...

Quote of the day by Aristotle: Aristotle, a pivotal Greek philosopher and polymath, profoundly influenced logic, science, ethics, and politics for over two millennia. His emphasis on observation and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces. The scientists found the bullet in a necropolis area along an ancient road ...

This Greek Independence Day, we commemorate the wisdom and resolve of the Greek people, who cast off the chains of despotism, renewed the promise of freedom first born on their ancient soil, and ...

Genetic material preserved in ancient grape seeds reveals when, and how, humans meddled with wine grapes. By Rebecca Dzombak Humans have been drinking wine for thousands of years. Paintings from ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, ...