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

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek, hand-powered orrery (a clockwork model of the solar system) that was used to predict celestial locations and eclipses decades in advance. It is ...

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

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When the Antikythera mechanism was first discovered, scholars were, deeply confused, and for a good reason. This ancient invention was discovered on the small, geographically unique Greek island ...

The ancient Greeks established cities across the four corners of the Mediterranean. However, the Black Sea was of particular importance to them, with the area becoming a hub of the ancient Greek world ...

Northern European nations like Norway (9.81) and New Zealand (9.61) led the rankings with strong governance and civic engagement. 50 yrs after Aristotle Onassis’ death, the Greek tycoon’s legend lives ...

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

Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist and former editor at New Scientist and Nature. She is the author of The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars and The Shadow King: The Bizarre ...