These findings put into question the possibility of the mechanism's practical use. The Antikythera Mechanism, often called the world's oldest computer, is a 2,000-year-old artifact discovered in ...

THE Antikythera device: It’s an ancient computer which remains just beyond the grasp of science — and divers. Now they’re set to return to the wreck which has preserved the relic for centuries.

But now, a study by Esteban Szigety and Gustavo Arenas, two engineers at the National University of Mar del Plata in Argentina, suggests that the Antikythera mechanism didn’t work very well.

More than a century on from being spotted and salvaged by sponge divers in the Mediterranean Sea, the Antikythera mechanism continues to excite academic research and the public imagination. Found ...

New research adds a twist to the story of this famous device, suggesting the Antikythera Mechanism may never have worked as intended, that it was just a fancy knickknack.

A report from researchers at Sophos revealed the number of phishing attacks with .SVG files in attachments is on the rise. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files are XML-based images that can be ...

Ancient civilizations exhibited remarkable technological expertise, evident in artifacts like the Antikythera Mechanism, Great Pyramids of Giza, Sacsayhuamán fortress, Nazca Lines, and the Iron ...

Built around the beginning of the 1st century BCE, the Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history, and there’s an enduring mystery surrounding what it was used ...

The Antikythera mechanism came to their attention courtesy of a 2020 study by researchers and horologist YouTuber Chris Budiselic.

Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. By Becky Ferreira The Antikythera mechanism, an ...

The Antikythera mechanism, an ancient artifact that dates back to the second century BC, making it the world's "oldest computer", was discovered in pieces in a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea in 1901 ...