An analysis of incense burners discovered in the doomed city identified traces of resin imported from sub-Saharan Africa or ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

Besides the popular attractions, such as the Acropolis and Delphi, there are many more amazing archaeological around Greece to explore.

An immersive show at Melbourne Museum uses the latest technology alongside 2000-year-old antiquities to take visitors back in time.

Modern Rome is famous for grand monuments like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, yet many of the city’s most fascinating ancient remains lie hidden in plain sight among ordinary streets, churches, ...

Almost everyone has probably experienced getting a fever at least once in their lives, right? Have you tried having a sponge bath to help bring the ...

Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in ...

Researchers have estimated how much the home's owners may have paid to paint the small sacrarium, calculating the price of ...

A rare 1,700-year-old discovery by archaeologists in Turkey highlights the use of advanced engineering of the Roman-era.

Roman infrastructure also continues to shape daily life in more practical ways, particularly through the survival of aqueducts, baths, and temples that still serve communities long after the empire ...

Japanese snow monkeys don’t just soak in hot springs to escape the winter chill — their steamy spa sessions may also be reshaping their invisible world. Researchers in Japan found that macaques who ...