Crude, heat-powered engines were first described as far back as 30 BC with the aeolipile, or "Hero's Engine ... In essence, ...

In short, the idea is that it was part of an ancient analog computer ... We assure you that the world will be very different. Dubbed the Aeolipile, the steam turbine was invented in the 1st ...

Anatolia, the western part of modern-day Turkey that sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, is a fossil-rich ...

Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, ...

Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, ...

Life needs sufficient phosphorus. However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there sufficient phosphorus four billion years ago for life to ...

Evolutionary biologists working in the Philippines have long puzzled over a hard-to-find amphibian mystery: the Leyte Chorus ...

A powerful Colorado low will bring a band of heavy snow, strong wind gusts and icy weather by the end of the week across Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Expect significant travel disruptions An ...

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

Lee’s generation and the one before her grew up with Hokule‘a as part of the cultural fabric of Hawaii. Lehua Kamalu, 38, Hokule‘a crew member and voyaging and partnerships director at the ...