Inspired by heroes of ancient myth, the modern idea of superheroes with fantastical powers and epic origin stories became an instant hit. Instead of short stories, these costumed characters had entire ...

On July 19, 2010, a speeding express train slammed into the rear of a train preparing to leave a West Bengal station in India, killing more than 60 people and injuring about 100 others.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A group of engineering students at Johns Hopkins University put their invention skills to work and delivered by building a printer that can add braille to beer labels. It's a ...

Petaluma has never been seriously troubled by the question of “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Both made good money during the city’s heyday as the “World’s Egg Basket ...

Clad in custom Tigershark-branded gear, Robert is joined by his son, Julien Robert, a former French Navy marine, to officially unveil TIGERSHARK, the world’s first cryptocurrency powered by real ...

Scientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The material hardens over time, so it could be used for buildings, they say.

A new book charts how the discipline transcended humble origins and turned into something more ambitious, and more conflicted ...

Deepinvent, a Silicon Valley startup developing a lightweight, scalable approach to superintelligence, has unveiled its first product, the world’s first AI Innovator designed to compress months ...

That's when Winton came up with a revolutionary idea: Why not haul the cars inside a bigger car? By 1899, Winton created and sold what is now recognized as the first semi-truck.

The Man Who Invented the Modern Zoo Tested Out His Ideas on People First Carl Hagenbeck believed that animals should be housed in habitats that mimicked their natural environment. Earlier, he’d ...

InventWood's SUPERWOOD has been named to Fast Company's prestigious 2025 World Changing Ideas list for its breakthrough molecular transformation of wood that fundamentally reimagines one of ...