A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, ...

The discovery of an 11th-century Islamic astrolabe in Verona, Italy, has captivated historians and scientists alike. With ...

The Rolls Royce emblem, dubbed the Spirit of Ecstasy, draws heavily from the Nike of Samothrace, a Hellenistic masterpiece ...

Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder seal motifs.

Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

When did humans start “putting pen to paper” and expressing their thoughts through a series of complex symbols? An important ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

Physicists have synthesized the element livermorium, which has the atomic number 116, using an unprecedented approach 1 that promises to open the way to new, record-breaking elements. The heaviest ...

Her origins can be traced back to the ancient Egyptian goddess Maat and the Greek goddess Themis. The Romans later depicted her as Justitia, incorporating elements that would evolve into the ...

In a study involving Lund University, Sweden, researchers have tested a new method for observing the element livermorium, which has 116 protons in its atomic nucleus.The research shows that the ...

Others are mysterious depressions resembling an ancient board game played all over ... limestone outcrops as a canvas on which they carved symbols, motifs and objects that they observed in their ...