Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in ...

David Musgrove reports on new research that casts light on the appearance of the comet in the 11th century, and its depiction in the Bayeux Tapestry ...

For five short December days each year, sunlight pierces the heart of Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old tomb whose perfect ...

A new interactive 3D digital model of Prague’s Astronomical Clock will go on display at the Old Town Hall on Friday. The installation in the Knights’ Hall shows not only the famous exterior dial but ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.

Researchers have used cutting-edge forensic science to solve a medieval mystery that has perplexed scholars for more than a ...

There are 15 mysterious stone altars in Hogwarts Legacy that later reveal themselves to be Astronomy Tables. While you may come across them in the Highlands very early in your quest, you cannot use ...

Explore the controversial Phantom Time Hypothesis, which claims we are actually living in the year 1726 and questions the ...

The event was hosted by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia, ...

While scholars like Copernicus undoubtedly learned from the Islamic world, this was a two-way street, stressed Morrison.

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