As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible.

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We found an affordable way to visit Egypt's bucket-list wonders and came home with memories that will last forever.

Found almost 80 years ago in the cliffs bordering the Dead Sea, the Scrolls remain among the most stunning discoveries of the 20th century. Found in 11 caves near Khirbet Qumran by a young Bedouin ...

A pedestrian's discovery of stones helped archaeologists uncover an Ancient Roman building near a Swiss highway. The site was previously excavated in the 1860's, but forgotten.

Whereas ancient Greeks could just pair their name with that of ... as well as to access federal facilities and nuclear power plants. Spokeo looked at the history of identification and its evolution ...

Oualata is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns or "ksour", which in their heyday were trading and religious centers and now hold jewels dating back to the Middle Ages.

Pollen grains are far more than allergens — they are also nature’s time capsules, preserving clues about Earth’s past environments for millions of years. Pollen’s tough outer shell enables ...

For example, the famous ancient Greek physician (129-216 AD) wrote an essay titled On Exercise with a Small Ball. He “exercises with a small ball are superior to other kinds of exercises”.

According to the ancient notes, the tax-evasion scheme involved the falsification of documents and the illicit sale and manumission, or freeing, of slaves — all to avoid paying duties in the far ...