From female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women truly changed history-but were also overlooked by it.

In just 10 weeks, a cohort of students from the University of Chicago have explored every corner of Egypt. From Alexandria to Luxor, the students from the Windy City are dodging subzero temperatures ...

Ever dreamed of going to Velaris? It turns out there's a real-world counterpart.

What do a 20th-century physicist, an 18th-century statistician and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? They all knew how to extrapolate with incredible accuracy. Columnist Jacob Aron explains ...

Greg Jenner is joined in late antique Egypt by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Olga Koch to learn about the life of mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria. An important mathematical and astronomical ...

Off the coast of Alexandria, divers and cranes have returned to a site that has rested underwater for centuries. Large stone blocks linked to the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria are being lifted from ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire equal to Rome.

Pharaohs were regarded as gods in Ancient Egypt, rulers who has absolute power from the First Dynasty in 3150BC until Egypt ...

Over the last few years, I've been to 25 countries across six continents. I have a few favorites that I'd love to revisit, ...

Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt Thursday. The relics date back over 2,000 years. Egyptian authorities ...

Heron of Alexandria is said to have invented the first vending machine in the 1st century AD. So, how did this contraption work, and what did it dispense?

The joint US-Israeli assault on Iran, which began in the early morning hours of February 28, is a criminal act of war waged ...