The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis ...

In the storage rooms of a museum in western Turkey, an archaeologist noticed an unexpected residue inside a small Roman glass ...

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...

A team of scientists in Switzerland is collecting and deep-freezing human poop in what they call a "doomsday" vault. The goal is to protect the invisible microbial world inside us for future ...