In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine ...

Discover the surprising list of celebrities who claim ownership of land on the moon, including stars like Tom Cruise.

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

Elon Musk at a Tesla Meeting, 2015. Credits: Steve Jurveston, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr As the 2024 United States presidential race heats up, Elon Musk, unlike many of his SpaceX, Tesla, and X employees, ...

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

France's Naval Group launched the second Greek frigate, Nearchos, from its shipyard in Lorient on Thursday. This follows the successful launch of the first frigate, Kimon, exactly one year ago, ...

A vape explosion during boarding of an easyJet flight from Heraklion, Crete to London Gatwick led to the evacuation of the ...

A new study challenges long-held beliefs on human brain preservation across millennia, shedding light on surprising findings.

Was Corinth ancient Greece's sex capital? It certainly had a more relaxed approach to moral issues compared to other Greek ...

Researchers have discovered the largest black hole plasma jets ever in a galaxy almost 7 billion light years away from Earth.

A 33-year-old tourist was killed on Wednesday after a storm resulted in a landslide at the Samaria Gorge on Crete. The woman, a Ukraine national residing in Germany, had nearly reached the southern ...