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The archaeologist who discovered the mask believed it showed the Trojan War was real.

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation.

Here’s what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded camps to emperors cleaning up rivers, there are many lessons to be learned.

Changes in the gene activity of immune cells may help flag people who have multiple sclerosis or are likely to develop it, a study of twins hints.

The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.

“You wanted this moment to belong just to yourself and the landscape: sunset on the rim of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system.”

New theoretical research suggests primordial black holes could one day help researchers locate invisible dark matter.

Once blocked from view, the most massive young star cluster in the Milky Way has finally been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn’t they colonize the region like other Europeans did centuries later?

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Roman military structure in Turkey dating to the fourth century, when Emperor Constantius II ruled.