Old oracle bones are telling a new story. By combining these 3,000-year-old inscriptions with modern climate models, ...

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By ...