The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.

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Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to ...

During the Hellenistic era, an obscure city in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) became one of the leading states of the 3rd ...

While the term might evoke images of ancient philosophers, in finance, the Greeks represent a thoroughly modern approach to putting a number to your risk and potential returns. Options are complex ...

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

Ancient people of Mount Athos, Greece probably owed their longevity to their bizarre eating habits. Let's take a look at the ...

Rumors of cannibalism in pre-historic Europe have only recently been confirmed. A new study published in the journal ...

Nestled on the heights of Agrigento in Sicily, the Valley of the Temples stands as a majestic testament to the grandeur of ...

Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius.

The Greek island's most important industry will bounce back, but staffing is a worry say hoteliers Three more quakes above 4.0 magnitude are registered on Monday near the Greek tourist hotspot.

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...