More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a ...

Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...

All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful ...

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” ...

In 1900, a team of sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera surfaced with more than they bargained for. Among the ...

Prologue I learned a few things about Plato in high school and in my university classes on ancient and medieval Greek history. I improved that meager ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it was an injury and ...

STANDFIRST For centuries, many of the world rsquo;s scientific breakthroughs have been credited almost exclusively to Europe.

What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?

The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

A Sanskrit–Greek stele and Buddha statue found in ancient Berenike, Egypt, reveal deep cultural links between Indian traders ...

A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.