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How to eat like an ancient Olympic athlete: figs, feta, and liver
Max Miller of "Tasting History" created a recipe from Ancient Greece in honor of the games' early a…
Jenny McGrath
These primitive human ancestors were burying their dead 100,000 years before us!
The ancient burial site in the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage site, contained at leas…
A celestial odyssey: Star-Gazing in Jaisalmer's desert skies
Jaisalmer, the "Golden City" of Rajasthan, is a land steeped in history, culture, and breathtaking …
Scholars found a long-lost star map from ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus hidden beneath layers of medieval Christian text
The map, which was drawn on medieval parchment, is believed to be 2,000 years old.
Paola Rosa-Aquino
6 things 'Star Wars' fans should remember before watching 'Ahsoka' starring Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson reprises her role as Ahsoka Tano in "Ahsoka," and there are a few things to remember…
Eammon Jacobs
Ganga Vilas cruise is an amalgam of ancient & modern, says PM Modi as he flags it off
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, flagged off the MV Ganga Vilas, the world's longest river …
Ancient Egyptian zodiac symbols were found in a temple after archaeologists cleared away 2,000 years' worth of grime
The rare full set of zodiac symbols was found in the Temple of Esna, hidden under two millennia of …
Marianne Guenot
A primitive star sheds light on how the universe learned to breathe
Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe and essential for life on Earth — or any …
NASA's Hubble space telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago
No space telescope had ever captured the glowing ribbons of the Cygnus Loop — remnants of a superno…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
The Egyptian pyramids may align with an ancient North Star. NASA scientists found that star undergoes never-before-seen eclipses.
She presented her findings at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Monday, an…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
7 Easter eggs in the images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are totally new to astronomy
An astronomer points out hidden sights in NASA's new images, from previously invisible star cluster…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is peaking, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. Here's how to watch.
This year, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is set to be even more stunning than usual, with experts …
Marianne Guenot
'Star Trek' actress and trailblazing icon Nichelle Nichols dies at 89
Nichelle Nichols starred as Lieutenant Uhura in the original "Star Trek" series. Her son, Kyle John…
Callie Ahlgrim
Astronomers discovered a 'spooky' spinning object in our galactic backyard, emitting some of the strongest radio beams in the sky
Radio telescopes are detecting more mysterious signals. They switch on and off and don't match any …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will spend its first year looking for primordial galaxies, gold-forging explosions, and habitable planets
NASA is about to launch the world's most powerful space telescope. Webb's first year of science cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Invisible massive galaxies producing 1,000 suns a year could rewrite how the universe works
Billions of light years away and invisible to the naked eye, 39 massive galaxies are generating sta…
An ancient super-Earth offers an unexpected clue that life in our galaxy could be older than scientists thought
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA telescope images reveal brightest explosion ever recorded, as a star collapses into a black hole
Astronomers think the powerful gamma-ray burst comes from a supernova: the collapse of a dying star…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
An Irish tourist in Rome defaced the Colosseum by carving his initials into the walls of the ancient structure, according to a report
The tourist was reported by security guards on Monday for defacing the inside of the historic site …