For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...

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Hello, everyone! In 1799, an Italian scientist named Alessandro Volta invented electricity, and one and a half centuries ...

Humans are naturally curious and creative, two traits that have led our species to many scientific and technological breakthroughs. Since our earliest ancestors bashed a rock on the ground to make the ...

The treatment was invented by Argentinian doctor Julio Palmaz, who credits a piece of metal being left by a construction worker in his home as inspiration for the structure of the stent.

Australia has a long history of innovators, with some of the world’s most impactful inventions being created Down Under.

The result is 300 groundbreaking inventions (and 100 special mention inventions )—including an AI detector for teachers, a ...

The humble transistor - smaller than a speck of dust — has been made more than any other invention in history, powering nearly all modern electronics.

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From the first mothers to walk this earth to the Spice Girls’ girl power to female leaders around the globe, Beyoncé was right. When it comes to who runs the world, it’s girls. And while women haven’t ...

Grace Hopper in her office. The world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, was born in 1815 to the poet Lord Byron and his wife. A highly imaginative young woman with a mind for numbers, ...