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Study unveils volcanic history and clues to ancient life on Mars
In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...
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How Well Did the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Actually Work?
Historians think the 2,000-year-old device was used to predict the positions of celestial bodies. A new digital simulation ...
Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...
Greek Reporter3d
The Ancient Greek Scholar Who Shaped the Way We Organize Knowledge
Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...
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2,000 Years Before Modern Technology, the Greeks Had Built the World’s First Computer (So Advanced That It Still Baffles Scientists)
Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic technological artifacts in human history. Hidden among statues, coins, glassware, ...
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...
How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.
A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...