The greatest tools in history do more than solve common problems. They redefine and reshape humanity. The wheel provided us with motion, the printing press with freedom of thought, and the microchip ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

Every story of progress begins with a question. Somewhere in the long journey of humankind, an early ancestor must have ...

Among some people, it changed their lifestyles, brought comfort in daily lives, improved health, education, and business.

The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers ...

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...

"Now, we have all sorts of products available to us 365 days a year, flown/shipped in from around the world. The downside is ...

Will returning champion Tom Devlin score a three-peat? It was another night of trivia triumphs, wordplay, and massive wins on Jeopardy! as Devlin returned to defend his title. On the Thursday, October ...

Putting people into sleep mode is a sci-fi concept that's a lot closer to becoming real than you might think. Erin Belback is part of an ongoing human trial backed by NASA that aims to replicate the ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

The wheel, one of humanity’s most transformative inventions, remains shrouded in mystery. Historians agree it revolutionized transportation and labor efficiency, yet no one knows exactly when or where ...