Throughout history, there have been intriguing references in ancient texts to devices and mechanisms that bear a striking resemblance to modern computers. These descriptions, while often shrouded in ...

Researchers think they've solved the 2,200-year-old mystery of the Antikythera mechanism. The ancient device, found in a shipwreck, likely followed a Greek lunar calendar. They used statistical ...

In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...

Several millennia ago, a Greek ship sank off the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea called Antikythera. It was carrying statues, coins, and one mysterious shoebox-sized object. Watch editors Andrew ...