Long before it was a continent, Europe was a name pulled from ancient myth. This is the story of Europa—and how her legend shaped a continent.

Europe's space agency, ESA, has retired the Gaia satellite after more than nine years of service. Launched in 2013, Gaia created the most detailed 3D ...

99 - Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Albania, Austria ... The publication of the Nomination file, including the maps and names, does not imply the ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

A scientist has made a bold claim about the location of the Garden of Eden. He used Medieval world maps to find the Biblical ...

With its four towers, the massive Alcázar of Toledo commands attention from across the city. These towers were the focal ...

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps is one of Europe's least visited but most impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps was named the most stunning ...

The island hopping is incredible, but Greece's ancient ruins, ski resorts, wineries, thermal pools, and pristine beaches ...

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found ...

While the media once pulled spectacular pranks on April 1, they now have to tread carefully with fake news. A look at some funny journalistic fiction over the years.

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept ... piles – here and in many other northern European cities, they go all the way down until ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so many other hubs of history, such as hyperlocal exhibitions, specialised ...