Explore 40 years of PCR history, from Kary Mullis’s invention story to the rise of digital PCR and how it revolutionized diagnostics and molecular biology.

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern applications.

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A festival in Old City on Saturday remembers Joshua Pusey’s historic innovation with storytelling and family activities.

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The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years. One of the earliest recorded conflicts took place around 2700 B.C., ...

While the digital age has exacerbated music piracy, with the proliferation of MP3 downloading and streaming services, the ...

Hedy Lamarr proved to the world that science and invention are not gendered fields. As the "Queen of Glamor," Lamarr was the inspiration for Disney 's Snow White and DC's Catwoman, and as the "Mother ...

Invention and re-invention", edited by Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share, traces hidden histories and argues the pub remains a mutable symbol of Irishness around the world.

In 1888, Louis Le Prince turned his film camera, his new invention, onto Leeds Bridge, making the finished result one of the ...

The evidence for the spread of Patrick’s renown in medieval Europe is found in a whole range of objects, stories and sites ...

The American people must be given a meaningful voice and agency in the development of AI technology, and a unified American digital protection framework must be created to ensure that the benefits ...