Apollonius of Perga, who lived from 240 BC to c. 190 BC, was a brilliant ancient Greek mathematician known for his work on ...

History has long celebrated its ancient world pioneers, yet many great deeds of overlooked figures have faded with their names.

New research shows that three sites spread along an approximately 620-mile portion of today's Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final joining of two land ...

New research on the Denali Fault reveals three geologic sites were once united in a suture zone, marking the integration of ...

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas ...

The ancient Maya were arguably one of the greatest sky-watching societies. Accomplished mathematicians, they recorded systematic observations on the motion of the Sun, planets and stars. From these ...

Every time a new year rolls around, people set out to better themselves. They promise they’ll lose weight, find a new job, or ...

1 College of Technology, Jiaozuo Normal College, Jiaozuo, China 2 School of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China This paper offers a concise overview ...

The first meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of January 2–3. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the ...

Our list of things to do across the San Diego region includes hiking, major events, holiday activities, concerts and more ...

Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of analysing ancestry with ancient DNA, in research led by the Francis Crick ...

Textile fragments found in a 2800-year-old grave in the Netherlands were once part of a woven dress with a red and blue checked pattern, molecular analysis has revealed ...