Ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen’s star catalog, known as The Star Manual of Master Shi, is now considered the oldest star ...

A retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial ...

We were surprised because these tubes are clearly not the result of a geological process,” explained Professor Cees Passchier ...

Mahjong, an ancient Chinese game, is experiencing a resurgence in Birmingham, with local meetups and lessons drawing ...

Contrary to what is sometimes claimed, the ancient Egyptians did have a flood myth that is clearly analogous to those seen in other cultures.

The Ancient Architecture Campus Museum, located in Shanxi Experimental Secondary School in the provincial capital Taiyuan, ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world’s first computer, has had a lasting impact on scientists across ...

A 1,000 year-old human skeleton which was buried sitting cross-legged in India has been moved to a museum six years after it ...