The first mechanical computer is an Analytical Engine, which was designed by Charles Babbage, the Father of the Computer.

Ancient Mithila is located in the districts of Darbhanga, Saharsa, Madhubani, and a few others in modern-day Bihar. Indian ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient ...

Officials have unveiled the tomb of an ancient warrior, buried over 1,300 years ago by a long-forgotten people. King Saint Stephen Museum, located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, announced the discovery ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep ...

The newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical observation.

An ancient lake that vanished from California’s Death Valley National Park thousands of years ago has made a rare return after the area was soaked by record-setting rainfall. Recent storms have ...

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An ancient lake that dried up approximately 130,000 years ago has reemerged after record rainfall in California’s Death Valley, arguably the hottest place on Earth. Lake Manly was formed during the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A seventh-century B.C.E. burial found in Greece featured an obviously wealthy noblewoman. The relatively young woman was buried with an upside-down ...

Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday. Some 120 meters long, it was found off the Ile de Sein in Brittany along ...