Stone tools reveal that the First Americans followed a coastal route from East Asia, linking both sides of the Pacific during the Ice Age.

For centuries, the handkerchief was a small but indispensable part of daily life a neatly folded piece of cloth tucked in pockets and purses for wiping sweat, cleaning faces, or blowing noses .

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

From instruments played with water to early electronic devices promoted by the Nazis, we take a look at the surprising history of instruments named after their creators.

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 31. Check what happened ...

It was here, surely with the help of this lovely library collection, that Hale invented the spectrohelioscope, which you can ...

This month marks 80 years since one of the most influential yet underrated inventions burst onto the market in New York on ...

The story of the first phone call and how it sparked the technologies that connect billions of people every day.

In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, ...

Did you know that the term “haunted house” dates back to at least the 18th century, with tales of spectral inhabitants ...

Humans have been trying to get "to heaven" since ancient times. That's why a popular assertion that “size does not matter” ...