Was the Antikythera Mechanism just a toy? Find out what a recent study by the University of Mar del Plata really shows.

The Antikythera Mechanism is a bronze gear mechanism from ancient Greece that was discovered in a sunken ship near the Mediterranean island of Antikythera in 1901. New research suggests that the ...

Thought to be more than 2,000 years old, the Antikythera mechanism is widely considered the first computer in history, an analog calculator that was way ahead of its time… or was it? A new study ...

And now scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism. Dating back more than 2,000 years, the mysterious ancient Greek device is generally considered ...

New research challenges long-held beliefs about the ancient Greek mechanism. Image Source: Hamara / Shutterstock For two millennia, the Antikythera Mechanism has lain shrouded in mystery, its ...

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This observation demonstrates how ions gain energy by bouncing off supercritical shocks, central to the Fermi acceleration mechanism. The research is published in Science Advances. Collisionless ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday. The photographs show Francis dressed in his vestments ...