Roquefort is one of the world’s oldest known blue cheeses, originating in southern France and mentioned in records as early as 79 CE. Legend says it was discovered when a young shepherd left his lunch ...

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

This is the story of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, an attraction of Athens that was once among the largest temples of the ...

In China, researchers studying the burial site of one of the world's most well-preserved mummies also unearthed what's ...

Beijing has dramatically loosened its tourist visa policies, partly to boost the economy and partly to show it’s fun and ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Nestled on the coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), the ancient city of Eretria was one of the most influential centers in ...

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered a 2,000-year-old tomb near Corinth containing a gold Apollo ring with a healing ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

This is the fourth installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here, part ...