This is the tenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...

Lead pollution in the Aegean Sea region may have begun around 5,200 years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & ...

On January 15, VTsIOM published its assessment of Russians' knowledge of history — the results turned out to be contradictory ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

Lead pollution in the Aegean Sea region may have begun around 5,200 years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment ...

Surinam Airways is the flag carrier of the South American nation of Suriname (although it is culturally associated with the ...

The police said the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from ...

Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge base or just enjoy a distraction, reading is a great pastime. For this new ...

Europe's most underrated country is as pretty as Croatia or Greece but without the tourists and has the added benefit of having incredibly cheap wine on offer.