Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...

To witness these spectacular displays, check an astronomical calendar for upcoming meteor showers visible from your location.

From ancient Mesopotamia to the modern world, astrology has left an indelible mark on human civilization. Ancient cultures ...

The discovery of an 11th-century Islamic astrolabe in Verona, Italy, has captivated historians and scientists alike. With ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

The Arecibo message contained an image of a man only. But what might seem a sexist choice deserves a more subtle ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

And it highlights the enduring phenomenon of nationalist animosity in international relationships. Against this background of received wisdom, Greeks, Turks, and their friends are assessing the impact ...

as was the case for ancient Greece. To make the figurines, wet clay sheets were pressed into molds, which resulted in fingerprints. Once the molds had partially dried, the two halves were fixed ...

Archaeologists were shocked to unearth an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor. Egyptian authorities said teams from Egypt and the United States discovered the tomb in ...

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World is ... he writes: “What Greece was first to Rome, then to the rest of the Mediterranean and European World, so at this period India ...