Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

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I remember being so excited when I found out our hotel had a rooftop with views of the city — and so disappointed when ...

A couple watches the strawberry full moon rise at Williamstown Beach. The moon illuminated the night sky over the beach in ...

Dr. Jim Hotz inspired the 1991 Michael J. Fox movie “Doc Hollywood,” about a crackerjack young doctor who ends up in a small ...

The ancient city of Gezer in Israel has been at the centre of biblical stories for centuries, with a new study using cutting ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus depicting Greek gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking ...

Offered for sale for the first time in nearly 40 years, this historic and architecturally significant estate in the heart of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization presents an alternative explanation for how ...

Many people associate Spartans with dramatic stories and larger-than-life portrayals, but much of that image is shaped by ...

Once the political hub of ancient Athens, the Acropolis ruins tower over modern Athens from their perch in the center of the city. Accessible ... visit the U.S. State Department's website.