Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to ...

The result is 300 groundbreaking inventions (and 100 special mention inventions )—including an AI detector for teachers, a home sprinkler system for wildfires, the world’s biggest rollercoaster, and a ...

The 21st-century civilization has faced dramatic challenges related to the ecology and welfare of every single person.

To determine TIME’s annual unranked list, we consider hundreds of inventions from around the world. In the past, we’ve ...

The history of human progress is usually defined by brilliant minds solving the world’s most pressing issues, but sometimes, that creative spark lands on something entirely unnecessary. We live in a ...

Innovation is the driving force behind the rapid changes we experience every day. From life-changing gadgets to mind-boggling technologies, the world of invention is constantly evolving. In this video ...

The 1980s offered a wild mix of ideas. Some gadgets felt exciting on the surface, but left behind nothing but regret. Poor ...

A viral Instagram video shared by Neha Sinha imagines what a day would look like without inventions created by women, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. I’ve always found patents fascinating. Not just because they protect ideas but because they often ...

The University of California secured more U.S. utility patents than any other university in the world last year, according to rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors. The No. 1 ...

American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

The new Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America, set to open in the Spring, has officially assembled and installed several ...