We know that shyness affects both humans and animals, but what about plants? It turns out that yes, certain species of trees ...
One of the most fascinating and perhaps lesser-known stories of Rome’s history is that of Pallantium (in ancient Greek ...
A recently published study by Ella Kirsh from Brown University analyzes shorthand manuals from antiquity preserved in papyri and wax tablets, revealing the complexity and diversity of stenographers’ ...
Conquest of Sealand by the Kassites, in a modern illustration. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Hammurabi, the sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, is not only remembered for his ...
The archaeological excavation in ancient Fregellae uncovered the oldest known villa in the region to date. Credit: Dominik Maschek / LEIZA Recent archaeological excavations at the ancient site of ...
Although the general idea is that the Ottomans and Barbary corsairs limited their naval raids to the Mediterranean, this is a mistake, as ships and even entire fleets dared to pass through the Pillars ...
A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of transfusion medicine by identifying a new blood group system, called MAL. This discovery, published in the journal Blood by ...
Three views of the Head of a ruler, Mesopotamia, Iraq, ca. 2300–2000 BCE. Credit: Anna-Marie Kellen / The Metropolitan Museum of Art A recent study of an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture using ...
As part of the Loire Riverbed Rebalancing Program, carried out by Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) conducted two excavations ...
A team of international researchers, co-led by the University of Cambridge, has used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a galaxy from the early universe that is undergoing a ...
A team of researchers from the fields of geology, chemistry, archaeology, and art history at the University of Padua and the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Ismeo), ...