The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its impact on Pompeii has been heavily studied by historians and archaeologists over ...

Nestled in the rugged mountains of West Virginia is the ghost town of Thurmond, a former boomtown that’s been left almost ...

The team, led by Antonis Bartsiokas and supported by the Democritus University of Thrace, used research to confirm the ...

Researchers from the British Museum have revealed some exciting news: they’ve deciphered a 3,000-year-old tablet that appears to point toward the location of Noah’s Ark. The Imago Mundi (“Babylonian ...

Kiribati is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean that’s renowned for being the only country in the world located in all four hemispheres. Its unique positioning is the result its spread ...

In the unassuming Polish countryside stands the World War II-era Ostwall Fortifications. Erected and used by the German forces during the conflict, this sprawling underground complex of tunnels has ...

The Nabataean city of Petra was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, with archaeologists and visitors alike intrigued by the ancient settlement’s history. Little’s known about ...

Walk through any city older than a hundred years and you’ll likely notice faded paint on the brick exterior of numerous buildings. These once-colorful designs advertised everything from tobacco and ...