Fans of the literary saga A Song of Ice and Fire (or its television adaptation, Game of Thrones) will remember that “Valyrian ...

Long before Rome, before China’s Iron Age, Tamil Nadu was already forging some of the world’s finest swords. New ...

The famed Wootz steel of ancient India was so superior in quality that it became the material of choice for making swords and armor in the Middle East and Europe. Known for its high carbon content ...

Turns out, a nose job in ancient India wasn’t just a myth. Indian metallurgists were crafting super-strong Wootz steel around 300 BCE, which was so good it spread across the ancient world.