Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and ...

Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that showcases 5000 galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It was ...

Swedish archaeologists uncovered a rare 1,100-year-old Viking coffin grave containing weapons near Linköping, describing ...

Rare African-style figurines dating back 1,500 years were discovered in ancient Christian tombs in Israel’s Negev desert.

I was surprised at David Brooks’s reductive binary between pagans and Judeo-Christians. He depicts the Romans in a simplistic ...

Smithsonian contributing writer Tony Perrottet, who wrote recently about Rome’s underworld—the city lurking beneath the city.

Names like May, Mae, Maya, and Maia are more than just melodic – they are vessels of history, mythology, and nature, carrying stories that span centuries and cultures. Whether you’re drawn to their ...