This ancient technological marvel was staggeringly far ahead of its time.

The Antikythera mechanism — an ancient shoebox-sized device that was used to track the motions of the sun, moon and planets — followed the Greek lunar calendar, not the solar one used by the Egyptians ...

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 ...

Astronomers at the University of Glasgow have offered new insights into both the craftsmanship and how a 2,000-year-old computer was used during the time of the ancient Greeks, and it’s all thanks to ...

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

Researchers think they've solved the 2,200-year-old mystery of the Antikythera mechanism. The ancient device, found in a shipwreck, likely followed a Greek lunar calendar. They used statistical ...

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 ...

Created more than 2,000 years ago, the Antikythera mechanism tracked the movements of celestial bodies. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP via Getty Images More than two millennia ago, a device known as the ...

More than a century on from being spotted and salvaged by sponge divers in the Mediterranean Sea, the Antikythera mechanism continues to excite academic research and the public imagination. Found in a ...

Ever since being salvaged by sponge divers in the Greek Mediterranean in 1901, the Antikythera mechanism has captured the imaginations of archaeologists and scientists with penchant for antiquity. A ...

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