Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...

Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.

AS Mitchell Starc continues his domination of the Ashes, the legend whose path he followed revealed his concerns about how ...

The Brahmastra is often described as a divine weapon, yet many ancient texts hint at a power comparable to or even greater ...

Explore the vital role of Humanities in fostering critical thinking, empathy, and social harmony amid the STEM-focused higher ...

In a quiet village overlooking the sea, scientists, local officials, and community elders gathered on Saturday for the ...

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The ancient world was probably filled with magicians using science only a few understood, but the works of one man have ...

Regarded as the father of medicine, Hippocrates was also the first food historian, exploring human nutrition and linking wisdom to science.

Pterosaurs acquired flight "in a burst at their origin," giving scientists new insights into the biological laws of flight ...

Charles “Buffalo” Jones invented the cow-buffalo hybrid in 1888. His intention? To create the hardiest free-range livestock ...