This video explores how ancient civilizations built things so advanced that even modern science cannot explain them. From ...

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Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

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From instruments played with water to early electronic devices promoted by the Nazis, we take a look at the surprising history of instruments named after their creators.

Introducing a complicated trio of one-offs from Vacheron Constantin ✓ An Armillary Tourbillon plus double-sided cosmic Grand ...

This Sunday, we will all dutifully set our clocks back one hour for daylight saving time. But why is our day divided into 24 hours, each hour divided into 60 ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object’s owner authorized the written document. In this respect, a cylinder seal’s impression is the ...

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Among some people, it changed their lifestyles, brought comfort in daily lives, improved health, education, and business.