Discover the intricate process of manufacturing surgical scissors designed for precision and reliability. Skilled ...

Common errors can include foreign objects left in the body, such as surgical instruments and cleaning materials, as well as ...

Throughout history, many groundbreaking discoveries in science have been made, some of which were centuries ahead of their time. Ancient Indian scholars, through their deep understanding of the ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

That’s practically the only traditional thing about it. We talk craft and technology with Verso’s Robin Stummvoll, who makes all Verso instruments from his workshop in the central German city of ...

The Museum of Musical Instruments collects and displays musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum's collection includes about 3,300 instruments, many of ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

But using ice cores and other ancient data points allows scientists to peer much deeper into the past, and establish that the climate today is likely warmer than it has been in 120,000 years.

Wu Man, who was born in Hangzhou, China, and now lives in California, has a master’s degree in playing the ancient pear-shaped, four-stringed Chinese instrument that’s similar to a lute.