Many of us are heading to the beach to bask in the sun and unwind as part of our summer vacations. Research has shown that spending time at the beach can provide immense relaxation for many people.

A remarkable ancient site on the tiny Greek island of Delos is "doomed to disappear" within decades due to rising sea levels and geological processes, an expert has said. While it only covers an area ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Equal parts strange and terrifying: these are some of the many monsters that have haunted Greek mythology since antiquity.

The Hermitage and the Black Sea / Mikhail Piotrovsky -- The history of the exploration of the northern Black Sea region and ancient monuments at the Hermitage / Yuri P. Kalashnik -- The history of the ...

Like the famed fictional city of Atlantis, a very real historic Greek site may soon find itself lost to water and under the sea. Scientists have warned that rising sea levels caused by a climate in ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...