In 1982, a reporter explored the floor of an invention trade show. The displayed contraptions ranged from practical to ...

A former Hermon Middle School student came by to teach current students a lesson in how far an idea can take you.

A  12-year-old Nigerian, Joshua Obadin, has emerged as one of the ten winners of the prestigious IDEASforEARS Children’s ...

Lansing is synonymous with Oldsmobile. But it's not common knowledge that the first plastic pocket protectors and gas lawn ...

The Vigiles were Rome’s own firefighters, in charge of reducing fire hazards in the city, as well as street crime.

The Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) in Leiden presented a map on Friday showing fine particulate levels ...

The era between 1901 and 1920 saw an influx of Black inventors in realms including science and engineering. While some of ...

While working as a porter, Alfred L. Cralle witnessed how hard it was to serve ice cream cones one-handed. He saved the day ...

Detail from Rembrandt van Rijns painting Two African Men. Sailko/The Mauritshuis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY The so-called ...