Poor spacing between gear teeth could cause blockages, rendering the mechanism unfit for scientific use, simulations indicate ...

Was the Antikythera Mechanism just a toy? Find out what a recent study by the University of Mar del Plata really shows.

Thought to be more than 2,000 years old, the Antikythera mechanism is widely considered the first computer in history, an ...

Researchers have created a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism to test how it worked. It was prone to jamming ...

The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether ...

A pair of physicists at Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, in Argentina, have created a computer simulation of the famed ...

The Antikythera Mechanism is a bronze gear mechanism from ancient Greece that was discovered in a sunken ship near the Mediterranean island of Antikythera in 1901. New research suggests that the ...

Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it did not.

Either way, the Antikythera Mechanism represents the apex of ancient engineering expertise. And despite modern technology and tools such as CT scans, its ultimate purpose may stay forever mysterious.

For two millennia, the Antikythera Mechanism has lain shrouded in mystery, its intricate bronze gears and cogs a silent ...

NEW research into a mysterious 2,000-year-old relic may have finally revealed its true purpose – and it’s very different to how it’s portrayed in Indiana Jones. Dubbed the ...

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