A newly discovered Elymaean rock carving in southwest Iran is drawing scholarly attention for its unique iconography and possible parallels with the Hercules–Hydra motif known from 4th century BC ...

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Necromancy in ancient Greece referred to calling up the souls of the dead to consult with them for oracular purposes.

A 2,000-year-old shipwreck found off the coast of Alexandria is offering a rare look into ancient Egypt’s elite watercraft, ...

Who is the Father of Geometry? Discover the story of Euclid, the ancient Greek mathematician who revolutionised how we see ...

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

Do you remember the Pythagoras Theorem, which you once studied in Mathematics, was a discovery of Pythagoras? In today’s time ...

The European Space Agency's Euclid mission—designed to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision—continues to deliver its first scientific insights. The Euclid Consortium has ...

A vast, star-forming cloud in the constellation Orion has been unveiled in stunning detail by the European Space Agency's Euclid Space Telescope, offering a rare look at the turbulent birthplace of ...

It's almost become expected that many space telescopes and probes can have "extended missions." Both Voyagers are still sending data back 40+ years after their five-year primary mission ended. But ...

It’s no secret that many of us are not too fond of mathematics and geometry, and that it is often too complex. But even so, it can be pretty mind-blowing to look back in history and discover the ...

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