According to a study published today in the journal Science, some of the planet’s oldest known octopuses measured nearly ...

Explore 25 advanced ancient technologies that modern science still cannot fully explain. From pyramids to precision stonework ...

Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...

The corroded fragments of that device, known today as the Antikythera mechanism, have become a touchstone for how much ancient science achieved and how much of it we have lost. I see in this “first ...

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 ...

Seleucus of Seleucia was an ancient astronomer who defended heliocentrism, arguing that Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on ...

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 ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. A team of Washington State University-led researchers has ...

Depictions of dogs in Maya art and archaeological finds point to a variety of possible roles in the ancient culture.

Scientists have, for the first time, rebuilt ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) using DNA from archaeological human remains that are more than 2,000 years old. The research, ...

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 ...