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Many people believe in ghosts. This is a common belief in cultures worldwide. People think that when someone dies, their spirit continues to exist...

Linear A, a writing system that was used by the ancient Minoans from 1800 to 1450 BC, has intrigued and frustrated experts for centuries....

If not for the incredible determination and talent of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely...

Volcanic eruptions shoot diamonds high into the sky, scattering these precious stones across the Earth's surface. However, scientists have finally unraveled the secret behind...

A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California has suggested that a snake-like robot could explore difficult terrain on icy moons like Enceladus...

On Friday, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) began its eight-year mission to assess the chance of life on the gas giant's moons. Juice was...

A landmark agreement to preserve the health of the world's oceans was finally agreed upon by the world's governments after ten years of discussion...

The volcanic explosions of the year 536 caused researchers to state recently that that year was definitively "the worst year to be alive."

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down plastic that typically takes centuries to...

Germans and Greeks have had an uneasy relationship since the foundation of modern Greece in the 19th century when the Bavarian king Otto was...