In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...

Holy basil is an herb from the basil family. Some animal and test tube studies suggest it has potential health benefits, such as aiding wound healing and stress relief, but this may not apply to ...

After more than a decade since it launched, Europa Universalis 4 remains one of developer Paradox’s best grand strategy games to date. Still a central pillar of its lineup alongside the likes of ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a hoard of nearly 3,000 Roman-era coins in an unusual place — north of the empire's defensive lines. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Planetary astronomer Bonnie Buratti remembers exactly where she was the first time she heard that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa might host life. It was the 1980s, and Buratti was a graduate student ...

Google has added a practical new feature to Google Maps on Android Auto, allowing users to get a full route overview with a simple swipe across the screen. Google has introduced a handy new feature to ...

“Of all the works of antiquity that escaped destruction,” German archaeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said of the Apollo Belvedere, a beloved sculpture from the ...

Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough could literally change history. Team leader Youssef Nader and two other ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Europa Clipper will take off today. You can watch the launch live during a ...

A NASA spacecraft is about to commence a six-year journey to the Jupiter moon of Europa to undertake the historic task of searching the icy ocean world for signs that it could sustain life. Ahead ...

The highly anticipated Europa Clipper astrobiology mission is finally underway. Europa Clipper has set sail at long last. NASA's Europa Clipper probe launched today (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon ...

The spacecraft carries nine science instruments, including radar to see below the ice, and cameras that will map virtually the entire moon. Among the challenges the Clipper faces to reach Europa ...