Tropical cyclones (TCs) rank among the most destructive weather phenomena, often bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, and ...

British nature writer Richard Mabey argues for “the generosity to reset the power balance between ourselves and the natural ...

In the remote reaches of Arizona s Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have unearthed North America's oldest known pterosaur a small, gull-sized flier that once soared above Triassic ecosystems ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that ancient Romans consumed songbirds as everyday street food, challenging long-held beliefs that these delicacies were reserved for elite banquets. The ...

Egyptian blue, more than 5,000 years old, covered tombs, statues, and murals, its bright color a symbol of ancient artistry. But its actual nature how it was created, what it was that provided it with ...

Archaeology & History Scientists Have Recreated the Long-Lost Formula for Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment It started out as a “fun” museum project, but it could have high-tech applications.

Letter Published: 16 May 1925 The Identity of “Alumen” in Pliny's Natural History KENNETH C. BAILEY Nature 115, 764 (1925) Cite this article ...

“We have the elephantine hooves. [Pliny] described their tail as being like a boar’s tail and we kind of found something between a boar’s tail and a lion’s tail,” Scharfman said.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, major developments in colonial expansion, trade, and scientific technology spurred a fervor for studying the natural world. Previously unknown or overlooked species ...

Pliny in particular devoted one chapter of The Natural History to “The Druids of the Gallic Provinces.” And in the very next chapter, he describes (and dismisses) various forms of magic ...