An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Art and technology have become increasingly intertwined, creating a fascinating dialogue between human creativity and technological advancement. From ancient inventions like the camera to modern ...

A new study challenges old theories, proposing that money was created for trade between strangers and not to collect taxes.

When you think of a vending machine, things like snacks, sodas, or even pharmaceutical supplies may come to mind. But you ...

Egypt holds the distinction of being one of the cradles of the water clock, with some of the earliest examples originating ...

A viral conspiracy claims that an ancient Greek statue supposedly depicting a woman "using a laptop" is "proof" of time ...

The knowledge of writing is not very old compared to human history. It was only invented 5,000 years ago. It is one of the ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.