History of science
Ancient Greece
Antikythera Mechanism Designed by Archimedes, Say Experts
The Antikythera Mechanism, humanity's first computer, which was found by sponge divers in 1901, was designed by the great mathematician Archimedes, says a team of British and Greek researchers.
A team of researchers at University College London (UCL) believes that...
Ancient Greece
The Milesian School: Ancient Greece’s Pioneers of Philosophy
The Milesian School was a branch of pre-Socratic philosophy founded in the sixth century BC in the Asia Minor town of Miletus. It produced three thinkers who were the pioneers of philosophy in ancient Greece, and they formed the...
History
Do the Northern Lights Make Sounds People Can Hear?
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Depending on who you ask, the northern lights (aurora borealis) may, very occasionally, sound like "rustling silk."
By Fiona Amery
It’s a question that has puzzled observers for centuries: do the fantastic green and crimson light displays of the aurora borealis...