Europe

People living in Athens may disagree, but a recent study analyzing 30 major cities in Europe and beyond, has found that the Greek capital is the best-smelling city. The study by HAYPP has shed light on this overlooked aspect of...

The Greek town of Santa, Dumanli in Turkish, situated in Pontus, has been a ghost town suffering neglect ever since the Greeks were forced to flee their ancestral homes in the exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923. Santa, surrounded...

Chess has been receiving increased attention in the media, as Greek players are performing very well. Lately, the Greek chess team became the highest-ranked team in Europe and 5th in the world while participating in the Kasparov Cup. More...

A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy. Magna Graecia is the name of the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively populated by Greek settlers. The...

Scientists claim to have discovered the place where early humans resided in the midst of their migration from the African continent to Eurasia, solving a 20,000-year missing gap in human history. It has been common knowledge for some time that...

Greece is in the top 5 Southern Europe holiday destinations for those planning getaways this year, with Athens also listed among the top 'shoulder season' picks, according to French hospitality giant Accor. According to Accor's 2024 European trends report, intra-European...

Starting now, six of the world’s biggest tech companies must fully comply with the Digital Markets Act, a sweeping set of EU rules designed to prevent them from stifling competition in the digital market. Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta...

The first-known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James was discovered recently at Oxford University by biblical scholars of the University of Texas at Austin. Fragments of a 1,600-year-old heretical document...

Researchers discovered bone fragments in a cave in Central Germany, indicating that our ancestors explored the higher latitudes of Europe over 45,000 years ago. This discovery changed what we have known thus far about the early days of Homo...

An English-Greek man had the distinction of being the designer of one of the two most emblematic cars in the world, the Mini Cooper.