The name Alan Freed may be largely forgotten now, but for several years in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a cultural trailblazer. He introduced the term “rock and roll” to mainstream US audiences in the ...

Smash burgers are such a popular American dish that there's even a dedicated chain restaurant named after the beloved fast food item with many locations.

Daylight saving time 2026 began on Sunday, March 8, when clocks 'sprang forward.' Here's what to know about the time change ...

This abandoned 300-year-old Italian palace is linked to Alessandro Volta, the brilliant scientist who invented the electric battery. Once part of a powerful and respected family estate, the property ...

At the time, Perilaus had just created this mad method to be the worst torture device in history, which was accomplished by trapping the individual inside using a door on one side to allow the victim ...

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847 (he died in Beinn Bhreagh, Canada, on August 2, 1922) ...

A new podcast from Lost Women of Science tells the story of Katharine Burr Blodgett, who invented nonreflective glass while working at General Electric, but who is often forgotten.

If you’ve ever flipped a light switch or used your favorite cordless gadget, odds are you owe Nikola Tesla a great debt of gratitude. A certified wizard during the Gilded Age, Tesla dueled with Thomas ...

After all the crashing and burning of Imperial Germany’s Zeppelins in the later part of WWI – once the Brits managed to build interceptors that could hit their lofty altitude, and figured out the ...

Before I bought this lamp, I relied on the overhead light in the living room to help me see my book of choice. But our ...

Fazit co-founders Aliett Buttelman and Nina La Bruna invented a genuinely new beauty category and turned glitterfreckles into a global phenomenon. Having hit $40 million in sales, the company has one ...

Discover the remarkable story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood icon whose wartime invention of frequency-hopping technology helped pave the way for modern wireless innovations like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ...