The history of mankind has been littered with creativity and ingenuity, with many ancient inventions still being used today.

The history of mankind has been littered with creativity and ingenuity, with many ancient inventions still being used today.

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of ...

The Earth is four and a half billion years old, so why they started appearing then is unknown, as is the mechanism to make ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some ...

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

Archaeologists have long pictured prehistoric hunters taking down mammoths and other megafauna using the atlatl, a handheld spear-throwing device that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity and ...

A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by ...

When spring arrives on college campuses, the rhythms of academic life start to change. Students leave for internships or athletic travel, faculty juggle conferences and research, and spring break ...

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup knockouts are underway. You can follow the action right here, from the bracket and forecast pages within The Athletic’s World Cup Tracker. If you’re just tuning in, here ...

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal in the group stage win over Saudi Arabia, but has yet to add to his tally (Michael Steele/Getty Images) The Athletic has live coverage of ...