EvolutionFebruary 1, 1998
The Viking Longship
Long, narrow ships packed with warriors helped to make the Vikings the dominant power in Europe for three centuries, beginning in about A.D. 800
Stories by John R. Hale
The SciencesMay 1, 1996
The Lost Technology of Ancient Greek Rowing
The navies of classical Greece took advantage of the sliding stroke, a technique that 19th-century competitive rowers later reinvented