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This day, 115 years ago, off the coast of the Greek Island, Antikythera, an amazing device was discovered among the remains of a long forgotten shipwreck, cir. 87 BC.. Through the painstaking work of Michael Write, Derrek de Solla Price, Tony Freeth, and many others over the course of more than one hundred years, it has so far been discovered that this ancient device not only was a lunar calendar, and a planetarium, but it also calculated Greek Olympiads, as well as, lunar and solar eclipses. This level of sophistication was not believed to have been achieved until  during the 1500's. The Antikythera Mechanism has also been discovered to be the first use of a differential gear. This partially decomposed device is the sole witness to a lost history of brilliant engineering

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Saturn moon 'able to support life' via @feedmesh

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Black hole hunters pleased with first attempt via @feedmesh

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Scientists find 'oldest human ancestor' via @feedmesh

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The fight for information control continues

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(via Scientists can now make lithium-ion batteries last a lifetime | Computerworld) ​ Fantastic news! Let’s just hope they don’t explode.

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ExoMars mission sets off to find life on the Red Planet via @feedmesh

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How the universe expands: Most complex simulation ever created could reveal the secrets of dark energy

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How the universe expands: Most complex simulation ever created could reveal the secrets of dark energy