Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

The Antikythera Mechanism wasn’t decoration — it was a precision machine built to predict eclipses, planetary movements, and celestial cycles with shocking accuracy. It used gears so advanced that ...

Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.

It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...

The myth of Pythagoras as a vegan obscures his true aim: harmony, purity, and the soul’s ascent toward the divine order of ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 ...

The monumental debate between Democritus and Aristotle shaped 2,000 years of science and revolutionized our understanding of ...

After the latest dig season, archaeologists announced a wealth of treasure surfaced from the popular tourist destination, ...

He was the mathematician who ran through the streets shouting “Eureka!” — but that was only a glimpse of his genius.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...