Date Determined for Eclipse in Homer’s Odyssey

In the epic “Odyssey,” one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the legendary Greek hero Odysseus returns to his queen Penelope after enduring 10 years of sailing the wine dark sea.

Now scientists have pinned down his return to

Redating Caesar’s invasion of Britain

Julius Caesar landed an invasion fleet on the shores of Britain in 55 B.C., expanding the boundaries of the so-called “Known World” and inadvertently sparking a dispute between historians and scientists for centuries to come.

Now, astronomers from Texas State…

Raiders or Traders?

A replica Viking vessel plying the North Sea this month is part of an effort to learn more about what the Norsemen were really up to.

From his bench toward the stern of the Sea Stallion From Glendalough, Erik Nielsen