Extraordinary ancient finds were recently unearthed in Ephesus, the Turkish city where Paul the Apostle once preached. The discovery was announced by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, ...

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At the end of November, NASA’s next great telescope — the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — officially finished construction. Teams at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland joined the inner ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

"Completing the Roman observatory brings us to a defining moment for the agency." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Nancy ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one of Rome’s earliest monumental civic structures. Its central placement hints ...

The prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite no. 1 is one of the most famous pieces written for the instrument. As New York–based cellist and composer Joshua Roman joked in a TED Talk last year, it’s ...

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An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers). "The 200-year research history on ...