Evidence shows that the Greeks originally imagined Atlas as holding up by the sky by means of supporting the pillars of ...

While the existence of Atlantis has long been debated, researchers have found a massive underwater mountain range that could offer clues to the origins of this ancient tale. This find could reshape ...

In Morocco, many are the people who believe in these urban legends. Some of them swear by them and others have family tales ...

While most historians have debunked the rock — now known as the Kensington Rune, according to Atlas Obscura — as a hoax, due to dating and inconsistencies with the Norse language of the time, the myth ...

Most Americans’ understanding of their nation’s past is notoriously sketchy. Now, at the end of an election season ostensibly about the nation’s future, most Americans surely are ...

Most Americans’ understanding of their nation’s past is notoriously sketchy. Now, at the end of an election season ostensibly about the nation’s future, most Americans surely are uncomprehending about ...

There are variants of the myth that have developed over time. However, according to the local Helgeland tourist association, long before humans settled the land, the mountains and valleys of ...

Sonoma resident Steve Hall snapped a photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) on Oct. 24 from Sonoma Mountain with his telescope. “The picture was exposed 500 seconds (50x10s) with three ...

The team first discovered Tashbulak, the smaller city, in 2011 while trekking in the mountains. They found burial sites, thousands of pottery shards and other signs that the territory was populated.

Stunning frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and Roman mythology were discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site. Credit: scruff monkey. CC BY 2.0/Flickr Archaeologists have uncovered a ...