William Dalrymple gives us a near-complete idea of how central India was to everything that happened in the ancient world ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.

Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world's oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...

Many of the modern pieces of technology you use everyday actually evolved out of prior inventions that, in some cases, date ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Light as a healing tool remains part science and part mystery. Ancient practices using sunlight laid the groundwork for a field that has now evolved into sophisticated therapies for both mental and ...

From cutlery that's now considered crucial to appliances that have revolutionised the way we cook, these genius food inventions were all fiercely mocked when they first appeared.

These findings mark the first time there’s been a link between ... association that is carried over into the invention of writing.” A proto-cuneiform tablet is seen in this image. Proto-cuneiform was ...

What if, to borrow from Descartes, “I think, therefore I am” was expanded into “I compute, therefore I am”? This perspective ...