The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

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Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket?

The sandwich was supposedly invented in 1762 when John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, couldn't be bothered to pause his gambling for a proper meal and asked for his meat to be served between bread ...

A popular claim circulating on the internet alleges a forgotten Black inventor named Willie "Tech-Man" Jenkins was largely responsible for the creation of modern drone technology. The post read ...

Odesa is to Ukraine as New York City is to the United States: a port city, a center of commerce and a place where languages, cultures and traditions collide, then meld into an instantly ...

It would be really, really creepy. In footage posted to YouTube, Clone Robotics unveiled its new pet project; the “Protoclone,” a tall, ghostly-white humanoid robot. In the video, the faceless ...

He is credited with the invention of the bakery oven and possibly the first commercial chain of bakeries in history. Although not clearly cited in historical evidence, the fact that Plato mentions him ...

He modernized agriculture when he invented mechanical corn and cotton planters in the 1830s. His inventions made farming significantly more efficient. (Courtesy photo) With his inventions of the ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," by New Yorker articles editor Susan Morrison (to be published ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Quilling is the ancient decorative art of curling, manipulating and gluing strips of paper. One can create intricate designs for framed art, invitations greeting cards ...