The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a Greek engineering marvel that guided ships ...

For decades, Egypt’s pyramids have stood as stoic marvels of ancient ingenuity. Historians have debated for a long time how civilizations with no modern-day equipment managed to haul these humongous ...

Can modern engineers learn best practices from ancient road builders? Modern road construction often relies on modifying the landscape by blasting through rock, which can result in landslides. Because ...

The ancient Inca built a complex system of roads that span some 20,000 miles and range in altitude from sea level to 14,000 feet, all without the benefit of special tools or even a formal writing ...

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

MIT scientists examined concrete samples from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left) and mapped out the ingredients within (right). The red section is a calcium-rich lime clast. Courtesy ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

TO KINETIC ENERGY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CATAPULTS ARE A BATTLE WEAPON DATING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND NOW THAT SAME CONCEPT SHAPES OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA ...

Ancient civilizations were dropping technological bombshells long before Silicon Valley existed. Just this year, archaeologists in Turkey uncovered 2,400-year-old tablets containing unknown encryption ...