Mercury is a highly toxic chemical element, and although it is dangerous in its elemental form, it becomes especially harmful ...

In 1911, an extraordinary archaeological discovery was made in the small coastal town of Clacton-on-Sea (Essex, England).

A recent study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences explores the development and unique characteristics ...

On November 7, 2024, the leaders of the three religious communities responsible for the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem—the Greek ...

The historic city of Aquileia, located in northeastern Italy, has witnessed an intriguing archaeological discovery near the ...

Gladiator-shaped knife handle found in Hadrian's Wall Credit: English Heritage In the waters of the river near the Roman town ...

At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...

In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...

Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...

If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of Queen Victoria or an American multimillionaire like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a triple-star system, which can host potentially-habitable planets. Our nearest stellar neighbour, the Alpha Centauri system, includes three stars. Credit: G ...

The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its wake. One was the incident that sparked it, leading the British to name it ...