Explore the history of modern home essentials, from ovens and microwaves to TVs and air conditioning, and see how they changed daily life.

The United States has spent its quarter millennium of existence creating tools that reshaped the modern world. As the country ...

A retinal implant invented by a Stanford scientist is restoring limited vision to people with advanced macular degeneration, helping some read and recognize faces again.

Few items are so imperceptible to the public, yet so essential to their lives, as the semiconductor. The computer chip powers the machinery, systems and interfaces that people interact with on a daily ...

Trump griped about his failure to win a Nobel Peace Prize during a Freedom 250 speech — obviously not counting the prize he ...

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly ...

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

Nearly 60 years after Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court is still debating what counts as a reasonable expectation of ...

Photos and videos of Americans who put up with record heat and rain to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday with massive ...

My guess is you’ve used it many times since childhood, but never knew its name. Remember the first time your Mom, Dad, Auntie ...

President Donald Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore on Friday to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday on July 4th. PRESIDENT ...