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

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 ...

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

European travel just became infinitely more accessible. While many destinations require complex visa applications, lengthy ...

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery ...

For most of Europe’s history, the people who lived there did not resemble the pale figures often shown in history books. New ...

It’s a divine sign in an ancient legend, according to which the god Huitzilopochtli asked a group called the Mexica — who ...

The past eight decades have been the longest period without a war between great powers since the Roman Empire. This anomalous era of extended peace came after two catastrophic wars, each of which was ...

A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on this strategic Mediterranean port city.

The partial collapse of the Torre di Conti has sparked a negligence probe and renewed fears about how the Eternal City protects — and fails — its ancient heritage.

The textbook assumption is that when the first modern humans arrived in Europe, around 45,000 years ago, they quickly evolved ...