Researchers have created a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism to test how it worked. It was prone to jamming ...

In a story published Apr. 15, 2025, about the traditional Jewish priestly blessing in Jerusalem, The Associated Press erroneously described the plaza in front of the Western Wall as ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

Archaeologists have made two extraordinary discoveries in the Italian town of Agrigento on Sicily’s southwest coast. During excavations undertaken in ...

Tucked away in the north-eastern corner of Spain, Girona one great ace up its sleeve: a huge reputation as a food destination.

Traditional studies on ancient plant diversity, however, rely on fossilized leaves and stems, and these records are often fragmented due to preservation biases. Prof Fuli Wu, a Cenozoic palynology ...

Claims that a vast underground city has been discovered beneath the Giza Pyramids have sparked controversy and rejection ...

Which material was popularized in ancient Egypt (and later used by Greece and the Roman Empire) for writing books and other ...

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...

Both films are a big deal in Malta, to which Gozo belongs, as large parts were filmed at various locations around the archipelago. Indeed, this is a place ...

From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives Ancient DNA extracted from two women who died in what is now Libya around 7,000 years ago is now helping researchers to ...