In the 120 years since its discovery, the Antikythera Mechanism has amazed and perplexed researchers and the general public. This ancient Greek hand-powered mechanical device is considered the world’s ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

Pulled from a shipwreck off the coast of Crete in 1901, the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism has baffled scientists for decades. New research published in Scientific Reports presents a ...

“The megastructure they just found underneath the Giza Pyramids is probably the most important discovery to ever be made in our lifetimes,” wrote a user on X, summing up the feeling of amazement that ...

According to a team at Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, led by professor Xu Weiguo, the world’s longest 3D-printed bridge actually has its roots in the ancient world. Their 86-foot-long, ...

Early relatives of spiders that lived around 300 million years ago are revealed in new three-dimensional models, in research published today in the journal Biology Letters. Scientists at Imperial ...

A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways ...