Recently, a remarkable discovery has been made. Ancient Chinese scrolls, well-preserved and steeped in history, are shedding new light on our understanding of optics. These ancient texts suggest an ...

The Antikythera Mechanism, often called the world’s first computer, was built by ancient Greek engineers over 2,000 years ago. This astonishing device tracked the heavens with incredible precision and ...

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project that was begun by students in the course Ancient Inventions, first taught by Marjorie Senechal, which was offered at Smith from 1997 through 2004.

Inspired by ancient Roman concrete techniques, a team led by Prof. Ma Xiao from the University of Science and Technology of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Instead of putting the pedal to the metal, a team of scientists from ...

Hacker, Barton C. 1968. "Greek Catapults and Catapult Technology: Science, Technology, and War in the Ancient World." Technology and Culture, 9, (1) 34–50. https ...

Mathematics education in India must stay strongly focused on areas that directly contribute to employability, research ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The golden silk, a luxury once reserved for Roman emperors, has been ...

New research reveals fungi, not plants, were Earth's first land colonizers, emerging hundreds of millions of years earlier.

A breakthrough in nuclear imaging is unlocking coral fossils to reveal 600,000 years of reef and climate evolution.