However, Persepolis successfully drained a significant volume of water thanks to its underground channels, originally constructed during the Achaemenid era and known as the Achaemenid water channels, ...

New satellite images reveal the true scale of devastation in Myanmar after a massive 7.7 quake. Over 1,600 are dead, with homes flattened, roads destroyed, and a key bridge and air control tower ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

SpaceX launched the private Fram2 mission Monday (March 31), sending a crew of four spaceflight rookies into an orbit never ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to ...

Iranians are seeking refuge in classical poets and the Pater Patriae Cyrus the Great. Women and men gathered at the mausoleums of great poets, either in the ruins of ancient Persepolis or at ...

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Ukraine uses the technology to track the movement of Russian troops and assess damage to infrastructure. By Eve Sampson A Pentagon agency said on Friday that it had “temporarily suspended” the ...

New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 years ago. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they ...