Imagine stumbling upon an object so strange, so impossible to explain, that it throws everything you thought you knew about ...

A research team led by Prof. Wang Zhenyou at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

What began as a stack of fragile, century-old mine maps is being transformed into an immersive 3D window into the past by ...

The Antikythera mechanism has long been treated as a one-off marvel, a relic so far ahead of its time that some doubted ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth. It’s a tale ...

The ancient Antikythera Mechanism acts like an astronomical calculator, but its full purpose remains a mystery.

The suggestion that ancient Greeks reached America before Columbus may seem far-fetched, but certain researchers think ...

The Greeks proposed the idea that humans are a form of artificial intelligence. Prometheus and Hephaestus use technology to ...

Motion Impossible—a developer of camera robotic and stabilisation solutions—is working with SMPTE on a new open protocols initiative on the use of robotics in media production. The company—which ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, University of Massachusetts classics lecturer Joseph Wilson took the students in his course, Technology in the Ancient World, to the glassblowing laboratory of Sally Prasch. The ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still ...