The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

The Antikythera mechanism is one of the most mysterious and fascinating ancient inventions from the ancient world. Largely a mystery until the last few decades, the device has fascinated ...

“Mathemalchemy” has been described as “a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters, ...

An ancient mechanical device found on a 2000-year-old shipwreck has become known as the world's first computer. The machine is centuries more advanced than historians thought possible, but its ...

A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. See how many works of prose and poetry by popular Irish ...

Prologue An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and ...

There are archaeological discoveries that have left scientists dumbfounded. Inventions occasionally paint a very different picture of our ancient world. Ancient inventions can be groundbreaking.