Discover 25 ancient technologies from vanished empires you won't believe. From advanced astronomy to synthetic pigments, ...

There is something quietly humbling about standing before an ancient artifact and realizing, with all of our satellites, ...

The bullet belongs to a well-documented tradition of human psychological warfare. Researchers at the ancient city of Hippos ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

Ancient Romans had a big appetite for a certain kind of fish sauce – and a new study is revealing exactly what went into it. Researcher Gonçalo Themudo published his findings in the journal Antiquity ...

Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in Colossae, a biblical city immortalized in the New Testament. The discoveries were reported by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run ...

Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe around them. The meticulous star catalog belonging to one of the best of these ...