A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

Mark Hamill came up with a seriously dark backstory to explain why Luke Skywalker is a reserved loner in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

He claimed that the micrometer scale, together with the protracting trigonometer, could measure off the twelve-thousandth part of a line 12 inches long. References: Josiah Lyman, "Improvement in ...

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Has there ever been a piece of home decor that more perfectly encapsulates an era than the Lava Lamp? An icon of the psychedelic and hippie movements of the 1960s and 70s, this mesmerizing tube of ...

An 85-year-old scientist who invented the smell that is added to natural gas has received a lifetime achievement award.

The history of the semi-truck dates back to Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1890s — back before even the Model T had hit the road. Alexander Winton, founder of the Winton Motor Carriage Company ...

The billionaire cofounder of Scale AI, Lucy Guo, has a message for anyone who craves work-life balance: Maybe you’re in the wrong job. This millennial wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and doesn’t clock ...