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Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day? Here's a quick Valentine's Day history, from possible pagan origins to Catholic saints ...

Explore the 7 Wonders of the World—ancient and modern. Learn where they are, when to visit, and how to plan your next ...

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky ...

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the ...

In the Biblical site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman tablets revealing ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...