How did Europe step into the Modern Era? (video)
The Renaissance witnessed a resurgence of humanism, a philosophical movement that championed individualism, reason, and the pursuit of knowledge
A high school student revived one of Archimedes’ most legendary weapons (photos)
The deadly mirrors that burned the Roman ships during the siege of Syracuse - Debate 2,200 years later about whether it actually occurred
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t
Centuries before Christianity the Greeks had their own ideas about desire - Erotic love was not a pleasant diversion but a high-stakes trial to be survived, quivering with perilous energy
