A study of ancient DNA from Europeans between 1700 and 45,000 years ago suggests that 63 percent of them had dark skin.

How did ancient Greek hero Theseus unite all of Attica under the rule of Athens, and what was it like before he did?

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

People have pointed out that Matt Damon's helmet in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey" adaptation is historically inaccurate.

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival has announced its competition lineups for the March event, a slate of ...

Eyebrows have been a beauty focal point for centuries, with styles evolving dramatically over time. Today we will explore the ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

Vasilis Kekatos, who won the short film Palme d'Or in 2019, premieres his anticipated feature debut in Berlin's Generation ...

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

With funding secure for the next three years, the new artistic director of A Play, A Pie and A Pint can concentrate on ...