Qanats can date back 3,000 years, but can be really tricky to find, especially in politically volatile countries.

The human capacity for invention is unparalleled ... huge amounts of time to tracking the movements of new technologies ...

While some of their inventions may seem crude by modern standards ... the strength and stability they grant are as useful today as they were in ancient Rome. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.com.

It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

Perhaps no other ancient culture has contributed more to this advancement of human progress than the Chinese. Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order.

There's no question that vinegar is useful in everything from cleaning to recipe ingredients. But how long has it been around ...

Each ball, or “temari,” is a work of art, with colorful geometric patterns carrying poetic names like “firefly flowers” and ...

Ancient Roman concrete, first used in 3rd century BCE harbors for its water resistance, was vital to the Colosseum's ...

From invention of writing to discovery of tea, these mythological figures stand apart in the founding myth of Chinese culture ...

Some believe the "Babylon Battery" is an ancient device capable of generating electricity—centuries before modern batteries ...

Marcus du Sautoy visits Fez, where the ancient Islamic school of wisdom was founded, and where Mahommed ben Musa al-Khwarizmi wrote his ‘lm al-jebr wa’l-muqabala’ calculation by restoration or ...