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

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

The American horseshoe crab has survived for millions of years but now faces decline due to habitat loss and overharvesting.

Studying ancient history means encountering some unsettling traditions. For me, that included learning about “sunjang,” a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of shallow, sunlit waters, these microbes may have thrived deep in the ocean, ...

In 89 BCE, Rome dispatched forces under the command of general Lucius Cornelius Sulla to lay siege to the city. It was one of ...

Nearly 70 years ago, archaeologists discovered an ancient suit of armor beneath one of the island nation’s most prominent ...