5,000-year-old discovery rewrites history of ancient Egyptian technology ...

Discovered in a Mediterranean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism stunned historians with its intricate system of interlocking bronze gears dating back to around 100 BC. X-ray imaging later ...

In the Chinese zodiac, the horse symbolizes speed, endurance and an enterprising spirit. To jubilant music, the colorful troupe pranced and leaped, forming a lively, joyful procession that offered a ...

A small copper object unearthed in Egypt more than a century ago is now at the centre of a major rethink about how early the civilisation mastered adv.

HANGZHOU/SHENZHEN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- As China ushers in the Year of the Horse, millennia-old Spring Festival traditions are blending seamlessly with cutting-edge technology, expressing enduring ...

Inside one greenhouse, technician Buhaliqi Sidike checks a water fertilizer integration system. She presses a button and nutrient-rich water flows directly to each plant's roots through drip lines.

Organic compounds discovered on the Red Planet cannot be fully explained by non-biological sources, say astrobiologists.

However, careful reexaminations indicate the “little awl” is far more significant than originally believed—so much so that it ...

Chalcolithic cornets are conical ceramic vessels produced exclusively during the Chalcolithic period, recovered in abundance at some archaeological sites but absent at others. Their function has long ...

The aim of the "deceptively simple but thrilling strategy game" was to hunt and trap the opponent's pieces in as few moves as possible, scientists said.

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...

Dave Bautista will fight Henry Cavill in the reboot of 1986's Highlander, where the former will play the ruthless villain ...