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Mark Zuckerberg got his wife a 7-foot statue of herself. A couples therapist said such a lavish gift might be a red flag.
The sculpture that Mark Zuckerberg gave to Priscilla Chan is an extravagant and public gift that co…
Maria Noyen
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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest wine! Just one little twist—it comes with a side of ancient bones
When it comes to wines, we all know that the older the bottle, the finer (and pricier!) the taste. …
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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain
A group of amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided dodecahedron in England near an ancie…
Jenny McGrath
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AI helps researchers win $700k by decoding contents of 2000-year-old Roman scroll!
While many know the tragedy of Pompeii, Vesuvius also consumed nearby Roman cities, including the a…
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As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against Roman occupiers
As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrint…
Rebecca Rommen
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An 1,800-year-old Roman statue was found in a UK parking lot. How it got there is a mystery.
"I couldn't believe it when they told me it was a Roman marble statue," the construction employee s…
Erin McDowell
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A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.
In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.
Jenny McGrath
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Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the viral internet meme about male obsession with the Roman Empire by joking about his kids being named after Roman emperors
The Meta CEO joked that he is "not sure" how often he thinks about the Roman Empire, despite naming…
Tom Carter
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How climate change contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and 7 other ancient civilizations
Using carbon dating, isotopes in river or lake sediment, coring trees, and a variety of other techn…
Elias Chavez
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Cold War US spy satellite images reveal nearly 400 undiscovered Roman forts
The findings suggest that the Romans' eastern frontier was a hub of trade running from East-West ra…
Nathan Rennolds
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The 'female version' of the male obsession with the Roman Empire is to the surprise of no one — completely different
Some of the most common answers among women on TikTok included Princess Diana, Greek mythology, and…
Maria Noyen
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Men, be honest how often do you think about the Roman Empire?
In recent weeks, the internet has uncovered just how often men think about the Roman Empire, and it…
Geoff Weiss,Andrew Lloyd
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Kieran Culkin says Roman isn't 'OK' at the end of 'Succession' and will wind up alone: 'Have you ever seen Roman with a friend?
Culkin told Variety that while Roman Roy's ending in the Succession finale wasn't a wash, he isn't …
Julie Gerstein
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Think interest rates are high now? The Romans had it worse, a Bank of America chart shows.
Like the husbands and boyfriends of TikTok, Bank of America strategists have been thinking about th…
George Glover
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A discovery of more than 30,000 ancient Roman coins may point the way to a hidden shipwreck
Italy's ministry of culture says that the Roman coins date back to the first half of the 4th centur…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed the fall of the Roman Empire on its embrace of gayness — a totally baseless claim
Speaker Mike Johnson attributed the collapse of the Roman Empire on the "rampant homosexual behavio…
Alia Shoaib
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3 eye-opening facts about sex and gender during the Roman Empire that prove the past wasn't prudish
You might think modern conceptions and norms around sex and gender are the most liberal they have e…
Serafina Kenny
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An 'exceptional' Roman shipwreck was discovered with hundreds of intact 2,000-year-old jars off the coast of Italy
The vessel, dating back to the second or first century BC, was found loaded with hundreds of ancien…
Marta Biino
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Roman Abramovich and ex-wife Dasha Zhukova amassed a 'stupendous' art collection worth almost $1 billion, leaked documents reveal
An investigation by The Guardian and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project revealed …
Polly Thompson
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4 Roman-era swords were found perfectly preserved in their scabbards in a cave. They were as sharp as if they were hidden today, scientists said.
The swords, found by the Israel Antiquities Authority in a recent survey, "look as if they could be…