Science

The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers posit.

Some of the world's leading cosmologists are set to convene at London's Royal Society this week to re-examine the basic model of the universe, which was formulated in 1922 and held that the universe is a vast, even expanse...

An aerogel made from old milk can extract highly pure gold nuggets from discarded computer motherboards. Discarded electronics, known as e-waste, often contain large amounts of gold and other heavy metals. Scientists have come up with methods to recover the...

An astrophysicist with the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, has shed light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy - the Milky Way - thousands of years ago. A new study...

Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent. The path of totality when the Moon completely covered the...

Millions of people have been gathering across 15 American states, as well as in Mexico and Canada today (Monday, April 8) waiting for this afternoon's total solar eclipse which is expected to bring a magnificent show. The Total Solar Eclipse...

A rare dolphin with thumb-like flippers has been discovered in the Gulf of Corinth in Greece. Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute researchers came across this unique dolphin twice last summer while conducting boat surveys along the Greek coast. Despite its flippers'...

A recent analysis of fossils recovered in the 1990s in the village of Nikiti in northern Greece supports the controversial idea that apes, the ancestors of humans, evolved in Southeastern Europe instead of Africa. The 8 or 9-million-year-old fossils had...

A Solar eclipse was one of the phenomena that prompted the ancient Greeks to come up with the most brilliant astronomic discoveries.

Researchers claim that findings from a new, much larger 3D cosmic map covering three times as many galaxies and previous efforts, may challenge the present idea of dark energy and raises questions about the future of the universe. The largest...

Euclid has been a monumental figure in the field of mathematics for centuries. His name echoes through time and history,  and he became one of the most recognizable mathematicians of ancient Greece. Known primarily for his seminal work, The Elements,...

The word 'Ophiuchus' might mean nothing to most people, but to astrology aficionados it  could have been the 13th zodiac sign

In a new discovery, scientists have developed a unique four-atom molecule, colder than any seen before. This strange molecule, formed from sodium-potassium in an unusual arrangement, boasts an exceptionally lengthy chemical bond. It was produced at a temperature of 134...

Being bilingual or multilingual has been proven to have countless beneficial impacts on the brains of those who speak more than one language. According to recent data, most of the world's population, or 43 percent, are bilingual, 40 percent are...

In a recent study, scientists used DNA from the bones of a Chinese emperor who lived 1,500 years ago to figure out what he might have looked like and how he might have died. The emperor, Wu, was in charge...