Today in History for Dec. 17: In 1538, England's King Henry VIII was excommunicated by Pope Paul III. Married and divorced several times, Henry declared himself head of the Church of England. In 1777, ...

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...

That rumour first started doing the rounds in 2020, when artist and former Spotify design intern Jewel Ham shared an X post ...

It isn’t hard to think that Jeff Bezos left his role as Amazon.com’s CEO to enjoy a slower life filled with yachting and celebrity parties. But he would most certainly object to that characterization.

Humanity has come a long way when it comes to crafty inventions, but some of the earliest innovative minds were the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks came up with several inventions that are still ...

University of Tennessee provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than ...

Ancient Egyptian Ard. c. 1200 BCE (from the Burial chamber of Sennedjem). Agricultural inventions made a tremendous impact on human history. Improved agricultural technology feeds more people than ...

Donald Trump has had a fascination with words recently. First, it was groceries. On Monday, the president claimed he invented a “new word” while talking about his proposal to lower drug prices by 80%.

The Library Company reading room on Juniper Street in Philadelphia c. 1935, one of the group’s main locations from 1880 to 1935. The Library Company of Philadelphia Founding father Benjamin Franklin ...

Former president Donald Trump won the presidency after widespread gains across the country delivered him victory over Vice President Kamala Harris early Wednesday. Most of the nation’s 3,000-plus ...