Greece has completed the restoration of two of Veria's most significant Ottoman-era landmarks, the Orta Mosque and a 15th-century twin Ottoman bath. Culture Minister...
Greece has recorded one of Europe's steepest declines in obesity, with new data from Eurostat showing the country's adult obesity rate falling from 17.6%...
From free HIV prevention and anonymous testing to HPV vaccination, Greece has more tools than ever to protect sexual health. The bigger challenge may...
From northern Greece to Mount Olympus, butterflies are revealing how warming temperatures, habitat loss and changing weather are reshaping nature.
A butterfly may live for...
Greece is moving to toughen penalties for telephone scams targeting elderly people, as authorities warn that organized criminal networks are increasingly using deceptive calls...
Archaeologists from Yarmouk University's Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology have uncovered a Byzantine-era wine press carved into limestone rock in northern Jordan, along with...
Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual Classic Maya site in northern Belize whose carefully organized layout may reveal how Maya communities expanded during a period...
Archaeologists in eastern Serbia have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved private Roman bath inside a monumental palace tower at the Vrelo-Šarkamen imperial complex.
The bath occupied...
Archaeologists excavating in central Odesa have uncovered a large ancient Greek defense wall that could help define the boundaries of a settlement that existed...
Archaeologists working at Iran’s ancient Burnt City (Shahr-e Sūkhté) have uncovered a 4,600-year-old board game along with an engraved bone comb, preserved organic material...
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on microRNA, which is heavily involved in cell function.
Victor Ambros,...
Nestled in the heart of Greece's rugged landscape lies the Haliacmon River. Known to modern Greeks as ''Aliakmonas'', this river has been the nation’s...
Pontikonisi, or "Mouse Island," is one of Corfu's most recognizable landmarks. The tiny, cypress-covered islet sits at the entrance to the Halkiopoulos Lagoon, just...
Alcmaeon of Croton, who lived in the 5th century BC, was among the earliest of ancient Greek physicians and philosophers to connect natural philosophy...
Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar with the fascinating history of her ancestors.
The...
Women writers in Renaissance Italy faced strict limits on what they could study, publish, and discuss in public. Yet poets Gaspara Stampa and Isabella...
Here's an easy and authentic recipe to make the Greeks' all-time favorite dessert, baklava.
Baklava is likely one of the most famous, yet controversial, Greek...
Kourabiedes are some of the most famous Greek Christmas cookies. They are a kind of shortbread cookie. Perfectly sweet and satisfying, they are filled...
