From Archimedes’ screw to Leonardo da Vinci's helicopter, Ancient Greek mechanics inspired the dream of human flight.

A manuscript forgotten for centuries has resurfaced in France, opening the door to recovering previously unknown texts by the ...

For over a century, a priceless piece of mathematical history has been hiding in plain sight. Deep within the archives of a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It might be surprising to learn that then-12-year-old Brenden Sener of London, Ontario was enthralled by Ancient Greek concepts posited by the ...

A particle accelerator is being used to reveal the long-lost writings of the Greek mathematician Archimedes, work hidden for centuries after a Christian monk wrote over it in the Middle Ages. Highly ...

During perhaps the most famous bath time in history, Archimedes saw the water level change as he dipped into the tub and, in a flash of insight, realized he could use the same phenomenon to test the ...

When most people hear the name Archimedes, they picture a gaunt figure with a long beard screaming "Eureka!" and running around the streets naked, dripping with bathwater. Whether such a scene ever ...

For seventy years, a prayer book moldered in the closet of a family in France, passed down from one generation to the next. Its mildewed parchment pages were stiff and contorted, tarnished by burn ...

Ancient Greece mathematician Archimedes believed a death ray was plausible, so a middle school student from Canada put the concept to the test. Brenden Sener of Ontario won multiple medals for his ...