Many Ancient Greek inventions, created many centuries ago, still play an incredibly large role in our daily lives today.

Technologies that once required suspension of disbelief now sit in our pockets, operate in our hospitals, and dictate entire ...

Looking back at history, how many scientific inventions end up doing more harm than good? In a new book, Paul Offit, MD, tells readers seven stories about when scientists got things very wrong.

Nikola Tesla, one of the most brilliant inventors in history, left behind countless ideas and blueprints that were ahead of his time. Among these was a mysterious invention, often overlooked or ...

Have you asked yourself how many usual things we have around us were actually accidental scientific discoveries and inventions made by mistake? There are many certainly, and here we will see some ...

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

When we think of our hometown of Dayton, Ohio, we think of community, innovation, and creativity. Years after moving away from the city, we still brag about being from the “Birthplace of Aviation”. We ...

The highly controversial Operation Paperclip saw the U.S. Government utilize disgraced Nazi scientists to get ahead of Russian ingenuity to stay on top.