The Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes connecting China and other parts of Asia with the Middle East and Europe. It ...

The Ancient Greeks of China. Greek goddess Athena painted by Fred Henry Andrews for historian Aurel Stein based on a seal found by him from China. Image Credits: Fred Henry Andrews via Ancient Khotan ...

How Ancient Civilizations Harnessed Solar Energy. The most ubiquitous and renewable source of energy is, of course, the sun.

Spokes poke, canopies tear and they constantly flip inside out, yet inventors have failed to improve upon the brolly ...

Drone footage recorded by researchers shows a days-old orca calf swimming with its mother, providing hope to an endangered population of killer whales. Maggie Smith: Oscar-winning Harry Potter and ...

Everyday objects like toothbrushes, paperclips, and zippers have fascinating histories. Ancient civilizations used primitive ...

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series ...

The evolution of technology owes much to the systems of coding and encoding that have been refined over millennia.

Recent discovery of 800-year-old chopsticks highlights just how little the technology has changed over thousands of years.

We often think about our distant ancestors as primitive, equipped with the crudest of tools and a limited set of skills. But ...

Provided by Xinhua Participants compete during the 2024 Head of Shanghai River Regatta in Shanghai east China Sept 28 2024 ...