Archaeologists found a skeleton wearing a silver amulet. It rewrote the history of Christianity. More companies are considering "peanut butter" raises ...

A University of Houston engineer has developed a method to detect possible damage in concealed cold-formed steel construction framing materials hidden behind walls, without having to tear the walls ...

Other female inventors followed Anderson, including Charlotte Bridgewood, the purported inventor of the first ...

Race did not spread because it was scientifically persuasive. It spread because it served very human interests.” ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...

Semiconductors, motors, and batteries are the foundational technologies behind electronics and renewable energy. Connectivity through Wi-Fi, GPS, and cloud computing connects people and powers ...

The supposed origin of the expression “the Real McCoy,” he invented the auto- matic engine lubricator, a key railroad engine component, and was awarded more than 50 patents—which he sold for a ...

The history of human progress is usually defined by brilliant minds solving the world’s most pressing issues, but sometimes, that creative spark lands on something entirely unnecessary. We live in a ...

China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern ...

While working as an engineer at Tesla, Niccolo Cymbalist never planned to start a business. But he’d been considering an idea for new technology—an autonomous, wind-powered cargo ship. Then, while on ...

The mid-20th century was a wild frontier of innovation where inventors weren’t just trying to solve problems, they were trying, somehow, to reinvent the way we lived. Some of these inventions came up ...

Unsurprisingly, “A.I.” was the watchword at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest tech show, back for its 59th year. The Las Vegas Convention Center teemed with tens of ...