Second, that the tale probably originated in a world of real observation in ancient Mesopotamia ... evidence by clinging to the possibility of a fusion of Mesopotamian and Hebrew stories of ...

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

A compound lens forged by two galaxies is helping astronomers get a bead on the Hubble Constant and dark energy.

Roughly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled just enough to allow photons to escape from the primordial ...

The dig, conducted by the Wardell Armstrong company, unearthed… Foundations of a Triumphal Arch Dedicated to Caracalla Found ...

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

More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...

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Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

What do Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XII and the Hebrew calendar have to do with one another? It’s a centuries long story that ...

During recent renovations of a playground near the wall of the ancient Roman camp in Haltern am See (Germany), a team of ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...