Ancient Greek inventions included remarkable automata and the Antikythera Mechanism, but many of their engineers' innovations ...

PREVEZA, Greece -- A Greek inventor believes he's come up with the ultimate home accessory for places under the constant threat of earthquakes: a bed built to withstand them. Architect Giorgos ...

Who really invented the trireme, the famous warship of the ancient Greeks, and when did this happened? What do ancient texts reveal?

The Greek inventor Archimedes supposedly used mirrors to set fire to invading ships. To test the possibility, a middle-school student designed an experiment for his science fair. Using light bulbs and ...

Throughout history, inventors have been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, often creating devices and systems that ...

Designed by the Greek inventor Heron, this coin-operated holy water dispenser was used in Egyptian temples to dispense water for ritual washings. Worshippers would place a coin into the machine and ...

Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of death among American women, but the death rate dropped when the Pap test came around. And for that, you have Dr. George Papanicolaou (say it slowly, it ...