Ancient engineering so precise researchers keep double-checking their own measurements ...

Discovered in 1900 within an ancient Greek shipwreck, the Antikythera Mechanism remains one of the most sophisticated ...

Modern engineering may be filled with computers, automated factories, and advanced materials, but many ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

Thousands of years ago, communities in Colombia’s Caribbean lowlands built one of South America’s largest water systems.

MIT scientists examined concrete samples from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left) and mapped out the ingredients within (right). The red section is a calcium-rich lime clast. Courtesy ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. Scientists from The University of ...

Each student became an expert on a specific site in Rome, exploring the history of its construction, how it was built, and engineering principles learned in academic work. From left to right, Colton ...