A joint Greek-American archaeological expedition recently turned up 22 ancient shipwrecks in one 17-square-mile area around the Fourni archipelago in the eastern Aegean.
Attention doctors, bankers and insurance brokers—don’t give up on your literary dreams. These nine writers published some of their best stuff while holding down day jobs.
Analysis of the DNA of two infants buried at an ancient Alaskan fishing campsite 11,500 years ago suggests a more complex picture of early North America.
While hiking on a mountain path in south-central Norway, a man recently stumbled on a well-preserved Viking sword that archaeologists say dates back to A.D. 750.
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, take a look back at some of the most memorable moments in its history.
The White House has launched a nationwide search for the original “Declaration of Sentiments,” the founding document of the women’s rights movement.
New analysis of the adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as “Jane” sheds light on a long-running debate over the identity of smaller carnivorous dinosaurs.
