Some of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in human history weren’t planned in boardrooms or laboratories. They happened ...

Few inventions have changed the bathroom habits of millions as dramatically as the Squatty Potty. This simple stool aligns ...

When did indoor air become cold and clean? Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago, ...

Sometimes the most groundbreaking innovations emerge from spilled chemicals, forgotten lab samples, or misplaced ingredients.

“Places of Invention,” the latest exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opens at the National Museum of American History July 1. It examines six ...

In their new book Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped Modern America (HarperResource), Martin Smith and co-author Patrick Kiger have brought together ...

My dear friends, I have already discussed in my previous article on inventions that modern man (or homo sapiens) have been around for some 50,000 years, populating and spreading out at will and doing ...

Watch the trailer for Inventions that Changed History, the upcoming series which reveals the wild and often unbelievable stories behind many of pop culture's most impactful inventions. The series ...

It might seem like a recent trend for more women to be entering STEM fields, but women have a long history of contributing to innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Inventor ...

The incredible story behind the Moylan Arrow, the unassuming yet ingenious invention that transformed the humble fuel gauge.