Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...

The discovery of exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b reveals how unusual other worlds can be. This exoplanet takes just 7.8 hours to ...

Imagine stumbling upon an object so strange, so impossible to explain, that it throws everything you thought you knew about ...

Wedding rings and engagement rings have symbolized love, commitment, and unity for centuries, with origins dating back to ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth. It’s a tale ...

A 2,000-year-old loom found in a Chinese tomb may hold the key to the origins of computing.

Once-unshakeable pillars of daily life—from bank tellers who knew your name to Friday night video store runs—are vanishing so ...

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s what prominent Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger asked his friend in a letter around A.D. 100. “I should very much like to know whether you think there are ...

Every time ancient Greece is mentioned most people automatically think of democracy, the Olympic Games, mythology and philosophy. It seems that not many are aware of how advanced the ancient Greeks ...

Earth’s Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady ...

Eyeglasses are an essential tool for thousands of people across the globe. Unfortunately, glasses didn’t always exist, which caused difficulties for those in the ancient past with poor vision. However ...