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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Albania’s Sali Berisha is the charismatic champion of his country’s conservative opposition to an aging elite that holds power. Former President Joe Biden, while still in office, tried to get ...

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