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

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural.

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a precision that still unsettles modern engineers. The corroded fragments of ...

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

History has a strange habit of forgetting its own brilliance. Civilizations rose, fell, and took entire libraries of ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

As such, the palimpsest hosts a number of 10th century treatises by the Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes of Syracuse (though the original texts would have been centuries older). Notably, ...