The Mani peninsula in the Peloponnese, Greece has a unique landscape, and its rich history and traditions make it a stunning ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

Crucially, these findings contradict a long-standing theory that domestication in Europe occurred much earlier – some 6,000 ...

A new genome study is providing some insight into the matter by determining the timing of a key milestone in feline ...

From creek beds to construction sites, North Texans keep stumbling onto dinosaur tracks, marine monsters and other fossils ...

From oyster stew to breakfast sausage, cream sauces, and baked apple pie, this warm and earthy spice used to be ubiquitous ...

When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, they introduced a host of innovations, including roads. Now, scientists say we have ...

Iznik, Turkey — When Pope Leo XIV arrived here Friday to commemorate the Council of Nicaea, a seminal event in Christian history about 1,700 years ago, he prayed at the once-sunken ruins of an ancient ...

Pope Leo XIV has woven the language of unity, fraternity, and peace throughout his trip, repeatedly invoking the plight of ...

If you look at a map of Moscow, the heart of the city is not a modern skyscraper or a shopping district. It is a vast ...

Mystery surrounds the existence of wildcats in ancient Ireland - but now we know for sure that there were cats roaming the ...