Surprising leap in ancient human technology tied to environmental upheaval Sediment core evidence reveals the critical factors that may have given rise to strikingly complex behaviors some 320,000 ...

[1/6]A Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology employee presents a replica of the ancient Antikythera Mechanism, in Athens, Greece February 13, 2020. Picture taken February 13, 2020.

Passive cooling systems are increasingly vital to a warming world. Here's how one research team hopes to harness ancient tech to do it.

As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools and other technologies, they also improved their communication and teaching skills, in order to pass their newfound abilities onto the next ...

Wind catchers, created 5,000 years ago, are considered the basis for modern air conditioning. This ancient technology didn’t remove humidity, but it cooled homes using the power of the wind. The ...

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