For over 2,000 years, the story of Atlantis has sparked endless debate. Plato described it as a real civilization that existed 9,000 years before his time—powerful, advanced, and suddenly destroyed.

Where did the idea that the Atlanteans migrated from Atlantis to Europe come from, and is there any factual basis to this idea?

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Ever since Plato first wrote about the mysterious island of Atlantis, it has captured the imagination of adventurers and academics alike. Was Atlantis merely a myth, or could it have actually existed ...

I see Atlantis is back in the news, as it ever will be, from time to time. Atlantis is bound to pop up again on irregular occasions in one place or the other. Cuba, this time. I had figured that all ...