Online, products marketed as blue lotus claim to offer relaxation and even psychedelic experiences — but they're a far cry ...

"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...

After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Under the direction of Greek archaeologist Dr. Panagiota Galiatsatou and Swedish specialists Prof. Ann-Louise Schallin and Dr. Niklas Eriksson, the team has conducted a meticulous study of the seabed ...

Jones taught himself Sanskrit to interpret local laws and suggested that the ancient Indian language had a common ancestor with Latin, Greek and Old Iranian. DNA evidence shows that the proto ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

In addition to classic Greek dishes, the restaurant has added popular items like hand-made burgers. Owner Roula Papanikolaou continues to work in the kitchen despite battling cancer. The ...

The violence outside Greece’s parliament erupted hours after opposition parties challenged Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government with a no-confidence motion. Demonstrators ...