He was the mathematician who ran through the streets shouting “Eureka!” — but that was only a glimpse of his genius.

They conquered half the world — but their greatest victories were made of stone, steel, and science. In this journey through ...

The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

History doesn’t have to be a dusty museum or a long list of dates, it can be a thrilling adventure that families actually ...

NASA joins the Roman space telescope and key instruments, marking a milestone toward its 2027 launch to reveal the cosmos.

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

(Image credit: D. Ryan Gray) When clearing undergrowth in their New Orleans yard one day, a married couple discovered something completely unexpected: a Roman headstone that had once marked the grave ...

The 2023 implosion of an experimental submersible was the result of faulty engineering, a report from the National Transportation Safety Board has found. Five people aboard the submersible died ...