More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a precision that still unsettles modern engineers. The corroded fragments of ...

The Antikythera mechanism has long been treated as a one-off marvel, a relic so far ahead of its time that some doubted ancient artisans could really have built it. Yet as new dives, new simulations, ...

In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...

The Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious ancient Greek device that is often called the world’s first computer, may not have functioned at all, according to a simulation of its workings. But researchers ...

Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. By Becky Ferreira The Antikythera mechanism, an ingenious ...

Gravitational wave research has helped scientists learn more about a famous 2,000-year-old mechanical computer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...