Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

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, ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

No other ancient historian has written a book so insightful on the mechanisms of war as Thucydides' History of the ...

Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it did not.

But David Beckham's iconic look has been transformed by an artist, who has given him the 'perfect face' - based on science.

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its ...

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

(AP Photo/Armando Franca, File) The flower moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 ...

Borisov drew from a wide range of sources, including ancient Greek texts, biblical scripture, medieval maps, and accounts ...

Eratosthenes became the first person to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy, a feat that stands as a ...