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

IN his Conway Memorial Lecture, "Science and Society in Ancient China", delivered on May 12, 1947, Dr. Joseph Needham attempts to sketch a pattern of the organisation of Chinese feudal society and ...

Archaeologists found not one but two elevated wooden buildings that ancient developers designed specifically for a city on the coast.

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China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean — What makes Mars the 'Red' Planet? Scientists have some new ideas ...

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735-96) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ...

It implies respect for his fellow-members, and also respect for the community as such.” In ancient China, the land ethic was focused centrally, if not exclusively, on maximising agricultural ...

As it has every year since 1991, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV marked the occasion with a televised “315 Gala” exposing some of the most notable consumer rights scandals from the past year.

Ancient footprints and drag marks at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest the earliest known Americans dragged wooden travois-like vehicles. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

William Dalrymple's how India was a major trading partner of the Roman Empire Trade was primarily conducted through sea routes rather than the Silk Road Hundreds of vessels arrived in India each ...