Scientists say Earth could contain billions of undiscovered species, and new DNA tools may accelerate discoveries faster than ever.

For decades, Frances Gabe did not clean her house, nor did anyone clean it for her. Yet for all that time, it was spotless. Ms. Gabe, a once-celebrated inventor who died in obscurity late last year, ...

The first McDonald's Filet-O-Fish was created by a Cincinnati franchisee to serve Catholic customers during Lent.

What is leadership? That was the question Fulton Middle School eighth grader Kendall Acton posed Thursday to Winston Churchill — or at least to actor Randy Otto, who has spent more than 50 ...

Discover how manure, wood ash, and modern NPK fertilizer transformed American agriculture long before tractors and steam engines.

Since the invention of moving pictures, directors have been drawn to Mary Shelley’s 19th century gothic classic, ...

Phil Low, a Purdue University scholar and entrepreneur who developed cancer therapies and founded seven companies, has died ...

The modern-day ironing board was invented by Sarah Boone, who took the original clunky design and transformed it into a sleek ...

AI is the newest tool in a long line of human expression. Ahead of SXSW, Superhuman makes the case that AI should empower creativity, not replace it.

Other female inventors followed Anderson, including Charlotte Bridgewood, the purported inventor of the first ...

The “Firstival” is part of the 52 Weeks of Firsts, celebrating America 250 and Philly’s central role in U.S. history.

Bard credits part of his entrepreneurial outlook to his time at Bentley University. As a student, he chose to major in marketing rather than pursue finance or accounting, fields in which he also ...