Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...

Egyptian craftspeople were ‘ahead of their time,’ study says.

A 12,000-year-old discovery offers a rare look at the emergence of complex technologies employed by America’s early inhabitants.

An ancient device that may have produced electricity 2,000 years ago. The Baghdad Battery challenges what we know about ancient technology and lost scientific knowledge.

New archaeological evidence suggests that ancient inhabitants of the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia had the advanced plant-working technology needed for sophisticated boat building and open-sea ...

Anything related to nanotechnology feels fairly modern, doesn’t it? Although Richard Feynman planted the seeds of the idea in 1959, the word itself didn’t really get formed until the 70s or 80s, ...