Science

Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that burned down its own buildings and then disappeared

Archaeologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a 2,400-year-old bronze chariot that was used to honor the gods and may have had links to the ancient Etruscans, who...

‘Extremely rare’ iron shackles discovered at 2,300-year-old settlement in France may have been used on enslaved women or children

Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France ‪—‬ a discovery...

When Silicon Met Steel: How Semiconductors Revolutionized Vintage Battleships and Artillery Fire

When the roar of steel met the silent pulse of silicon, a new chapter of naval warfare was...

Medieval babies and adults buried together in Sweden were not related, archaeologists discover — raising big questions about early Christian burial practices

Early Christian communities in Sweden often buried children in the same grave with adults, but archaeologists have found...

‘One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America’ discovered in Boston

A team of conservationists has discovered and restored the tombstone of Sebastian, a formerly enslaved man who died...

The Dawn of Telecom Manufacturing in Boston and New York: A 1925 Industrial Legacy

As America surged into the Jazz Age, another revolution was quietly unfolding — the mechanical whir of lathes, switchboards, and soldering irons powering the...

The US is hooked on unregulated peptides. But are they effective, or even safe?

Want to speed up your recovery after an injury or a workout? Some influencers are fans of shots of BPC-157 and TB-500 for that....

Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

Two brothers from the wealthy and powerful Medici family died of malaria and were not poisoned as a rumor had suggested, archaeologists have confirmed...

Our brains aren’t wired to handle this much bad news. But ‘looking away is not the fix,’ expert says.

During several recent conversations, people have told me that they've stopped checking their phones in the morning. Not because nothing was happening, but because...

1971 Cutlass Oldsmobile Dwell Point Tuning: Maxing Horsepower vs. Fuel Efficiency

The 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass is a perfect blend of muscle car swagger and precise engineering. One of the simplest yet most impactful tweaks you...

Currents of Power: America’s Early Hydro Dams and the Cities They Composed

By Gracus Bloom for City Paper Where Rivers Learned Discipline Before the hum of highways and the glow of skylines, there was a quieter ambition—water, guided...