In an unprecedented discovery, an exceptional paleontological site has emerged from the mountains of the Orobie Valtellinesi ...

In the vast realm of insects, certain beetles, mites, and other insects—including bees, ants, and wasps—use a unique system ...

A recent study led by a CNRS scientist analyzed the significant drop in the Mediterranean Sea level during the monumental ...

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

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

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

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, ...

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

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

A recent study published in the journal Klio by researchers Haggai Olshanetsky and Lev Cosijns analyzes the true causes of the decline of the Eastern Roman Empire. Traditionally, it has been believed ...

The lords of Brittany acknowledge the duke and duchess. The image is from the chronicles of Froissant, 15th century. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the 14th century, power in Europe was ...

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 ...