The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484-425 BCE) credited the ancient Babylonians with their creation ... in Athens is sometimes described as the world’s first clock tower. It contained a water clock ...

This cover highlights the article Slik sculpts the plasma membrane into cytonemes to control cell-cell communication by Basile Rambaud, Mathieu Joseph, David R. Hipfner, Sébastien Carréno and ...

In ancient Greece, education wasn’t limited to the mind — it included the body as well. Physical fitness and scholarly pursuits went hand-in-hand, a principle reflected in the number of gymnasiums ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into ...

Soar over the ancient temples of Greece with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the majestic Parthenon, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the historic ruins that tell the story of a grand ...

The ulokeros goat owes its uniqueness primarily to its curved horns, from which it derives its name—”ulos” in ancient Greek means curved ... the ability to survive with little water and food, ...

Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west coast of Greece, the structure has been ... began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity.

Reviving ancient techniques for water access through hand-digging involves using traditional methods passed down through generations. Skilled workers carefully dig narrow wells, using basic tools ...

He is not home, but his goats are. “Women walk up this stretch with a pot of water balanced on their hips up to 10 times a day,” points out Madhu Manjari Selvaraj when we pause to catch our ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by researchers at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The map lets users ...