Discover the incredible sharpness of a knife forged from a metal chain! Damascus steel craftsmanship delivers jaw-dropping results.

Scientists track intense radio signals from space to their origin – and are shocked by what they find The Star Player Being ...

The Kansept Deadite’s groovy moniker is matched only by its premium blade and handle. (Somewhere, Bruce Campbell shudders.) ...

Recreating Damascus steel remains a holy grail of materials science. The exact process and alloys used are long ago lost to time. At best, modern steelworking methods are able to produce a rough ...

Owen forges a modern Damascus knife using a pattern-welding technique practised in the Iron Age. This method, which involves combining different types of steel, was invented to give strength to ...

The eastern flank of the former rebel stronghold, perched on the slopes of Mount Qasioun northeast of Damascus, is now nothing but a tangle of concrete and crushed metal. In this heap of dust ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — A train station in Damascus ... But more than a decade of war left it a wasteland of bullet-scarred walls and twisted steel. The Qadam station's remaining staff say they ...