On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God ...
While pumpkin spice is available in one form or another all year long, sales of pumpkin-spiced products increase exponentially in the fall. The pumpkin spice craze is so popular that the start of the ...
In a recent study, Dr. Timur Sadykov and his colleagues analyzed the Scythian animal-style artifacts recovered from one of ...
For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the ...
Archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta have uncovered a massive stone-lined water basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, just eleven miles east of Rome. Built ...
In 400 BCE, Persian builders perfected the yakhchal, an enormous domed ice house that stored frozen water year-round. Using ...
Groundbreaking discoveries at Egypt's Saqqara complex have revolutionized our understanding of ancient Egyptian engineering ...
The Rolls Royce emblem, dubbed the Spirit of Ecstasy, draws heavily from the Nike of Samothrace, a Hellenistic masterpiece ...
The ancient Greek engineer Mandrocles of Samos is credited with creating the Pontoon Bridge, which spanned the Bosphorus Strait.
Explore Kibyra in Burdur — the 2,300-year-old City of Gladiators with Roman ruins, a Medusa mosaic, and stunning winter ...
From quarries to columns, ancient Egypt’s engineering achievements reveal both innovation and experimentation in shaping ...
Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...