Long before travel guides or global maps existed, the ancient world was explored through stories, trade routes, and the eyes ...

Its performers are using modern technology to make the ancient art accessible to young and international audiences. In a ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana.

More than two millennia after it guided sailors into the bustling harbor of Alexandria, the legendary Lighthouse or Pharos of Alexandria, the ancient world's most famous beacon, has partially emerged ...

In a 4,000-year-old creation myth from ancient Egypt, god manifested as high ground that rose out of watery chaos. New research suggests this myth of the primeval mound may have inspired the first ...

WASHINGTON — The brutal Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, left some 1,200 dead. I never would have predicted that, two years later, Hamas would continue to imprison hostages, refuse to ...

Counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia left an unforgettable impression on everyone who saw it. Completed in 466 B.C.E. after eight years of construction, ...

High in the Andes, near the gates of Machu Picchu, a wave of unrest in mid-September left hundreds of visitors stranded at Peru’s iconic Inca ruins while exposing long-simmering tensions between ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

Machu Picchu is in danger of losing its status as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World due to overtourism and lack of conservation policies. The 15th-century Inca citadel was honored with the title ...