When a team of archaeologists discovered the remains of 57 people at an excavation site on the Greek island of Thasos, one ...

The most important theorem we learnt in childhood carries the name of a Greek philosopher, but not necessarily the legacy.

In the 4th century BC, Greece, the art of painting was often seen as a mere craft, until Pamphilus of Amphipolis came along.

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

Two professors, one of English and one of mathematics, were having drinks in the faculty club bar. “It is curious,” said the English professor, “how some poets can write one immortal line and nothing ...

Two brothers, two offerings, one murder. Cain and Abel. If you want to better understand the world, forget the textbooks. Just read Genesis 4. Since then, every war, election, and social-media ...

In a remarkable development, a human mathematician has achieved what many thought impossible: solving the centuries-old “kissing problem” in mathematics. This breakthrough, reported on October 23, ...

Anyone who so much as glanced at a math book in high school will know the name, Pythagoras. Most will be familiar with the fact that he was a renowned mathematician from ancient Greece, and many will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Creators of the interactive AI platform Re-Experiencing History ...

Western civilization has always had a fascination with the civilization which grew up along the Nile River around 3,000 BC. Greek intellectuals, such as Thales, visited Egypt and were enamored by the ...