A once-secret passage used by Emperor Commodus to access the Rome Colosseum is opening to the public for the first time, ...

Greek and Roman architecture together form a lasting legacy of innovation, with Roman engineering building upon and enhancing ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

Trace 5,000 years of dam engineering, from ancient marvels to China's Tsangpo project, amid the rising race for Himalayan hydropower.

Long before Pericles' Golden Age, an aristocrat named Cleisthenes laid the true foundation for Athenian democracy.

The ancient fortress of Nahavand, also known as the Yazdegerd Citadel, is set to undergo restoration as part of a significant ...

TO KINETIC ENERGY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CATAPULTS ARE A BATTLE WEAPON DATING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND NOW THAT SAME CONCEPT SHAPES OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA ...

Funded by a $500,000 grant, the research works to restore oyster habitats and prevent natural disasters with 3D printed coral ...

For decades, theories have claimed that ancient alien bases lie buried beneath deserts, mountains, and oceans around the ...