Carl Sagan honors ancient Greek thinkers who proved Earth is round using logic, shadows, and math. From Aristotle’s observations to Eratosthenes’ calculations, their insights shaped modern science.

Star-bathing is about disconnecting from the online world and getting out under the stars. Here are some of Australia’s best ...

A software model from Google DeepMind put a more precise date on an important Latin text credited to a Roman emperor as a ...

Was the famous story of the Great Fire of Alexandria just a myth? Did Christians really burn the Library or is the truth more ...

Our understanding of the universe begins with the Big Bang, a moment in time where the universe began expanding into what we ...

Researchers aim to study the universe’s 'Dark Ages' using a quiet orbit around the Moon. Their small satellite will search for ancient hydrogen signals and cosmic clues. Astronomers hope to uncover in ...

You’ve likely heard both terms – astronomy and astrology – used when we talk about the sky, stars, and planets. But did you know they are not the same and are completely different sciences? In this ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

A group of eight students from Boston University spent a month in Greece as part of the Greek Culture program, implemented in cooperation with the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian ...

Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece ... helped with astronomy calculations and later inspired the 2023 film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” ...

The 5,000-year-old tomb was once thought to be the preserve of high society but new research suggests that's not the case.

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.