Sugar, particularly in rock candy form, represents a long history of global trade and power, and remains a well-loved ...

On the island of Sikinos, a small vineyard is reviving ancient grape varieties that once defined the region’s winemaking ...

The use of organic dyes and pure mulberry silk has helped the brand be the top choice for an eco-friendly fashion.

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

The story of the human race is a story of technology. One of our ancestors created fire and passed that knowledge along to ...

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

A newly revealed private collection of ancient Egyptian hard-stone vessels has ignited intense debate among archaeologists, engineers, and alternative historians alike.

An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week. Researchers extracted the ancient ...

It’s sometimes thought that the creation of world-changing inventions is like lightning never striking twice, with one brilliant mind being responsible. But much like lightning, which often ...

Artificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire involving scrolls from a library that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D ...

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science.