Sumerians used advanced ancient technology to engineer bitumen with fibers and minerals, revealing sophisticated material science.

What is a planetary retrograde? And what connection does it have to astrology? We explain how planets move across the sky.

Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...

Discovered in a shipwreck near Antikythera in 1900, the Antikythera Mechanism is a complex geared device used to model ...

The Milky Way owes its iconic name not to modern astrophysics but to an Ancient Greek myth involving Zeus, Hera, and a splash of divine milk.

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories ...

Curiosity ultimately unites and bands us together as humans. Knowing how long ago the people of ancient Rome lived and how ...

ZDF Studios has taken international distribution rights to Season 4 of premium factual series "Ancient Superstructures," a ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.

ATHENS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Greece has launched the PHAROS AI Factory, a new national hub aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and supporting startups, universities and ...

ZDF Studios has secured worldwide distribution rights (excluding French-speaking territories and Australia) for the fourth season of the documentary series Ancient Superstructures.

The National Institutes of Health recently announced plans to convert one of its long-standing primate research centers into an animal sanctuary. The decision builds on broader bipartisan mo ...