How did the United States overtake Europe to become the world's technological leader within just a few decades? A new study by researcher Frank Neffke from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) and ...

The tools and gadgets in our kitchens have changed drastically over time, and some appliances that were once commonplace are now a vanishingly rare sight.

To wit: As a girl, Edith Wharton adored oyster sauce, turtle, stewed celery, cooked tomatoes, and lima beans in cream. Mark ...

William B. Abrams was an African American inventor best known for his contribution to agricultural technology through the development of the Hame Attachment, for which he was granted U.S. Patent No.

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In 2005, physicists David Frame and Myles Allen were on their way to a scientific conference in Exeter, UK, and had been, in Frame’s words, “fiddling about” with a climate model to prepare for their ...

After Napoleon’s Egypt campaign, the European bourgeoisie became fascinated by pyramids, hieroglyphs and mummies. The latter were shipped to Europe by the thousands, despite laws prohibiting the trade ...

Editor’s note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the Gregorian calendar, and that’s most of us, that magic moment when the old year ends in the last seconds ...

It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are just as subject to change as any other aspect of ...

When aluminium was first isolated in the 19th century, it was rarer than gold — Napoleon served it to his most honored guests. But the invention of the Hall-Héroult process in 1886 changed everything, ...

New spins on mille-feuille and affogato, plus studded accessories and more from T Magazine’s cultural compendium. The pastry chef Matt Adlard’s raspberry-and-pistachio latticed ...

Finally, in 2004, records show the building was acquired for $3.45 million by venture capitalist Dylan Hixon and artist Camomile Hixon, who undertook a comprehensive restoration and update that, ...