Most historians believe the Greek Dark Ages followed the Mycenaean Era of Greece, but some disagree. What does the evidence ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Since the late 1980s, archaeologists have been working at the site of the ancient city of Zeugma in eastern Turkey -- founded ...

Ancient terraced houses painted in Greece’s white and blue line the narrow streets, with classic tavernas tucked under winding stairs and the scent of spanokopita (Greek spinach and feta pie ...

Photos of the papyrus fragments. Credit: Sara Stabile / CC BY 4.0 A rare set of 18 ancient scrolls from the ruins of Herculaneum, preserved for nearly two thousand years by volcanic ash, has arrived ...

anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the ...

As the Catholic Church mourns the loss of Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope, the world will witness the revival of some ancient traditions ... signaling of black and white smoke from ...

But in accordance with his wishes, Francis is expected to be buried at the ancient Basilica of St ... “Usually, for a funeral, vestments can be white or black or even purple,” Collins said.

The Italian Space Agency has picked European company Blue Skies Space to build a fleet of satellites around the moon to map the ancient universe. Blue Skies has partnered with another space ...

A huge ancient eruption created the dreamy Greek island ... The expedition will create data sets and geohazard maps for Greece's Civil Protection Agency, explains Prof Paraskevi Nomikou, a member of ...