The Fraser River in British Columbia has been a source of placer gold for more than 160 years and it has been a meeting point for amateur treasure hunters ever since.
It all began in 1858 when the discovery of...
Greece is advancing a government contract valued at up to €515.4 million ($585 million) to build the technological infrastructure behind the country’s new identity cards and a broader national digital authentication system.
The major security project will cover the production...
A Greek Patriot battery stationed in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Saturday morning, preventing an attack on a major Saudi refinery in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
The missiles were destroyed at approximately 7:15...
Summer snow fell on Mount Olympus in northern Greece on July 24, while heavy rain and severe storms caused flooding, property damage and widespread transport disruption across the Athens metropolitan area.
The contrasting weather conditions affected different parts of Greece...
A recent study reveals that nomads thrived in ancient Greece and the region of Lake Volvi for centuries after the chaos of the Roman Empire's collapse.
Lake Volvi is located at the root of the Chalkidiki peninsula in the Thessaloniki...
Greek farms are among the least likely in the European Union to use "precision farming," according to new data from Eurostat. Just one in 18 farms in the country applies these techniques, a rate far below the bloc's average.
Precision...
Linear B, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by the Mycenaean civilization, has long captivated the minds of experts and enthusiasts alike.
For decades, historians, linguists, and archaeologists have been debating over this fascinating writing system that dominated the...
For decades, Dr. Eleftheria Bernidaki-Aldous has stood at the center of Greece's long journey toward disability inclusion. Blind since the age of three, she became the first blind student admitted to Pierce Junior High School at the American College...
Greece has received its first payment under the European Union's new Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defense financing program, with the European Commission disbursing €118.2 million ($134.3 million) to support military modernization and strategic defense investments.
The payment, made on...
Greek-Australian singer and songwriter John Tikis has died at the age of eighty, bringing to a close a musical career that spanned more than five decades and earned him a devoted following in Greece and among Greek communities abroad.
His...
A spectacular collection of Byzantine gold artifacts recovered from a shipwreck off Croatia's Adriatic coast is shedding new light on one of the Eastern Roman Empire's most turbulent periods. Archaeologists believe the vessel carried a high-ranking passenger rather than...
Greece recorded one of the European Union's steepest airfare increases in June 2026, according to Eurostat data. Air travel prices in the country climbed 15.1% compared with June 2025, putting Greece third among the bloc's 27 nations.
Only two countries...
Hollywood A-lister Sofía Vergara is captivated by Mykonos, diving headfirst into summer relaxation. Fresh off her 54th birthday celebrations in Italy, the Modern Family and Griselda star landed at the cosmopolitan Cycladic destination, where she has been sharing joyful...
Conservators have completed a detailed restoration of two ancient Greek vessels housed at a museum in Naples, uncovering decades of hidden repair work in the process.
The project centered on a water jar known as a hydria and a wine...
