Inventions
Explore Animated Models, Digitized Sketches and More in Leonardo da Vinci's Largest-Ever Online Retrospective
The new Google Arts & Culture hub features high-resolution scans, 3D renderings and artificial intelligence experiments
Leonardo da Vinci Sketches Go on Display in the U.S. for the First Time
Pages of the "Codex Atlanticus" provide a rare glimpse into the Renaissance icon's imagination and scientific prowess
How Thomas Edison Tricked the Press Into Believing He'd Invented the Light Bulb
A year before he developed a working bulb, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" created the illusion that his prototype burned for more than a few minutes at a time
How the Most Popular Sailboat Ever Was Invented
The Sunfish taught millions of Americans to seize the breeze
Pickleball Courts Are Replacing Shuttered Mall Stores
Across the country, developers are trying to capitalize on the approachable sport's growing popularity
This 18-Year-Old Developed a Test to Find Out If Your Drink Has Been Spiked
The simple and inexpensive sensor detects the antihistamine in "Benadryl cocktails"
14 Fun Facts About Dungeons & Dragons
Before watching the new movie adaptation, here's what you need to know about the history of the fantasy role-playing game
Vinyl Records Outsell CDs for First Time Since 1987
Music lovers in the United States bought 41 million vinyl albums and 33 million CDs in 2022
Mina Miller Edison Was Much More Than the Wife of the 'Wizard of Menlo Park'
The second wife of Thomas Edison, she viewed domestic labor as a science, calling herself a "home executive"
Rare 1908 Harley-Davidson Becomes Most Expensive Motorcycle Sold at Auction
The restored bike, which a collector discovered in a Wisconsin barn, still has many of its original parts
The Smithsonian Will Restore Hundreds of the World's Oldest Sound Recordings
They were made by Alexander Graham Bell and his fellow researchers between 1881 and 1892
A New Tool Could Help Detect Breast Cancer Earlier
Dotplot gives users real-time feedback and builds a personalized map of their chests
This Canadian Ski Area Doesn't Make Snow—It Farms It
Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Alberta is in the perfect position for piling up powder
Looking to Ditch Twitter? Morse Code Is Back
Reviving a 200-year-old system, enthusiasts are putting the digit back in digital communication
Our Top Ten Stories of 2022
From a teen inventor to invasive fish to lost cities of the Amazon, these were our most-read articles of the year
Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2022 That May Lead to New Inventions
Nature is a breeding ground for innovative solutions to everything from aging to plastic pollution
This British Zoologist Wants to Reinvent Color
Andrew Parker has produced some of the brightest hues in the world. So, what’s his secret?
This 12-Year-Old Designed a Water Bottle You Can Eat
After seeing plastic polluting her favorite beaches year after year, Madison Checketts decided it was time to do something about it
Cache of 19th-Century Blue Jeans Discovered in Abandoned Arizona Mineshaft
The seven pairs of pants open a portal into life in the Castle Dome mining district
This Low-Cost Device Could Make the Deep Sea Accessible to Everyone
The inexpensive Maka Niu collects video and data at depths more than five times greater than trained scuba divers can go
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