Travel back in time to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey through an ongoing excavation of the site believed to be the legendary city.

Moroccan visitor Aimma (right) during a tour of Xujia village in Zhaoyuan, Shandong province. [Photo provided to ...

How did the Greeks settle the island of Chios in the first place? This article examines the evidence from archaeology and ...

Apr. 26, 2026 Dinosaur DNA may still be out of reach, but scientists are uncovering something almost as exciting—ancient blood vessels hidden inside fossilized bones. In a massive Tyrannosaurus rex ...

The earliest surviving fragments of the epic poem—the subject of Christopher Nolan’s latest Hollywood blockbuster—date back more than 2,000 years. But oral storytelling about a hero named Odysseus is ...

Marvin Dumont has 15+ years of experience as a journalist and managing editor. His byline has appeared on Fox News and TheStreet.com. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate ...

Dennis Motyka, of Lemont, remembers growing up and putting together his own American Flyer train setup on his family’s dining room table. “It was not very elaborate,” Motyka said. “Back in those days, ...