Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a ...

STUNNED archaeologists have uncovered a secret Roman villa that’s been dubbed “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”. The remarkable find is ...

The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was the gravest natural disaster to strike Italy during the peak of the Roman Empire, killing more than a thousand people in nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny ...

Visiting Italy always enchants me, with its old buildings and streets, many of which have remained largely unchanged for centuries. Then there are the stunning views, whether you’re looking out over ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's no secret that babies have more bones than adults: Whereas newborns can have 275 to 300, ...

Italy never fails to enthral me with its ancient buildings and streets, many of which have stood the test of time. Then there are the breath-taking views, whether it's the countryside, the sea, or ...

When most people envision the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79 that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, they think of the casts of their bodies made by pouring plaster ...

One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to attend ...

Since work at the site was about to close for the year, they couldn’t start excavating it until this year, the North Dakota Monitor reported. They’ve since unearthed nine or 10 bones, Boyd said, ...