The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a system of tunnels underneath Troy which supplied water for the inhabitants of the city.

Using what appears to be AI-generated reconstructions, they, and others, have hypothesized that these structures are part of a legendary ancient city or even a prehistoric power-generating ...

The air quality on Long Island and in New York City, which temporarily moved into unhealthy status because of the New Jersey wildfire, has been upgraded to moderate for Friday, according to the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Authorities in Greece have arrested six people on the island of Crete in connection with an alleged antiquities smuggling ring that was attempting to sell dozens of ancient artifacts, police said ...

Mangeac had found a hoard of ancient Roman coins — 1,469 silver denarii — buried in a field in Letca Nouă. He said the discovery left him in disbelief. Marius Mangeac found 1,469 coins dating ...

The great bustard, now an endangered species, was once hunted and eaten for ancient funeral rites, researchers say. Getty Images/iStockphoto On the northern peninsula of Morocco, just across the ...