It's easy to think of the evolution of technology as a linear process, starting from the most primitive simple machines and ...

Wisconsin Historical Society researchers have uncovered 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, some of which are thousands of ...

The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, ...

A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The ...

Two key innovations, the Tricouni nails and the modern crampons, emerged as ways to add grip on slippery ground. Each had its ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

New invention called a Conservation Soft Box protects mummies and bones in museums, preventing moisture, microbes, and ...

Disney has unceremoniously pulled 14 of its licensed games off of Steam with no explanation, leaving us unable to purchase ...

"Ancient civilizations used to drink structured water because it would trickle down brick pathways and down hills. By the ...

Those who do not learn lessons from history are condemned to repeat the same.” In today’s battle of narratives, it is ...

A new study reimagines the 3,000-year-old technology using fluids, avoiding the most annoying limitations of teeth-driven ...