The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...

Southern Europe is overflowing with charm, but beyond the well-trodden paths of Italy and Greece lie treasures waiting to be discovered. From Portugal’s sunlit coasts to Croatia’s island-studded seas, ...

The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

Victoria, the island’s capital, locally known as Rabat, boasts the Citadel, a medieval fortress with panoramic views across the island. Gozo is also steeped in mythological lore, believed to be the ...

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...

Did you know there’s a theory that ancient underground tunnels secretly connect Europe? Archaeologists have found mysterious passageways under places like Scotland, Germany, and Turkey, some dating ...

One of America’s favorite fall drinks shows up in Brussels and Antwerp, but rarely in Paris and Rome. It has yet to reach the ...

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

A pioneering procedure in Glenfield Hospital has made medical history after being the first of its kind to be carried out in ...

Iklaina in Peloponnese was a major center of Mycenaean culture and findings indicate that it may be the first city-state in ...

Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochs—and small groups of ...