Seventeen-year-old Gyeongyun Lily Min is hopeful it can someday, after testing the concept on a scale model of an NBA stadium
Almost 20 years ago, a Volkswagen Touareg, now on view at the National Museum of American History, won a competition and led to the “birth moment” of self-driving cars
Novel materials are hitting assembly lines with just the right properties to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficient
Seventeen-year-old Gyeongyun Lily Min is hopeful it can someday, after testing the concept on a scale model of an NBA stadium
From sleeping porches to coastal escapes, these tips and tricks helped people deal with extreme heat before the advent of air-conditioning
Technology has advanced sports including fencing and pole vaulting
The bold choices of female athletes like Serena Williams have pushed brands, including Nike and Speedo, to produce better gear
Early photographers sold their snapshots to advertisers, who reused the individuals' likenesses without their permission
Representative Peter F. Mack’s soaring diplomatic ambitions made aviation history as he traveled through Europe, South Asia, Japan and then across the vast Pacific Ocean
Scientists manufactured a womb that could potentially help bolster populations of endangered shark species
In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arrives?
Created more than 50 years ago, the game has captured the imaginations of generations of Americans, and not just the nerdy ones
Fanny Angelina Hesse introduced agar to the life sciences in 1881. A trove of unpublished family papers sheds new light on her many accomplishments
High-tech features are making treacherous ocean passages feel tame
First exhibited in 1878, Charles F. Ritchel's dirigible was about as wacky, dangerous and impractical as any airship ever launched
Scientists plan to use what they learn to help restore communities harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
More Americans are eating and learning about dishes such as fufu and curried goat in establishments recognized by the highest echelon of the culinary world
Membership services like Flow Club, Flown and Caveday offer online study halls complete with proctors and goal setting
Invented 50 years ago, the curious box deciphered an arcane kind of code to offer shoppers a trip into the future
This space-age sensation kicked the American road trip into high gear
When Lulu Hunt Peters brought Americans a new method for weighing their dinner options, she launched a century of diet fads that left us hungry for a better way to keep our bodies strong and healthy
Farmers Collecting the Water Lilies
