The tools and gadgets in our kitchens have changed drastically over time, and some appliances that were once commonplace are now a vanishingly rare sight.

To wit: As a girl, Edith Wharton adored oyster sauce, turtle, stewed celery, cooked tomatoes, and lima beans in cream. Mark ...

Oil is so embedded in daily life that it often goes unnoticed. But before the mid-19th century, it played a very small role ...

Recently I received an email from Gibson's marketing department. It announced a Custom L-1 Anniversary Limited Edition, a run of 100 guitars modeled on one of the company's first flattop acoustics.

The 20th century wasn’t just a time of groundbreaking inventions and cultural shifts; it was also a golden age for food. The ...

When we think about cutting-edge technology, we usually picture Silicon Valley startups or futuristic labs. But here's the thing - some of the most mind-blowing innovations weren't dreamed up in the ...

William B. Abrams was an African American inventor best known for his contribution to agricultural technology through the development of the Hame Attachment, for which he was granted U.S. Patent No.

Pasteurization is undoubtedly one of the greatest French inventions of all time. Named after its creator Louis Pasteur, this process has made preserving milk a common practice worldwide. His process ...

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In 2005, physicists David Frame and Myles Allen were on their way to a scientific conference in Exeter, UK, and had been, in Frame’s words, “fiddling about” with a climate model to prepare for their ...

After Napoleon’s Egypt campaign, the European bourgeoisie became fascinated by pyramids, hieroglyphs and mummies. The latter were shipped to Europe by the thousands, despite laws prohibiting the trade ...

Editor’s note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the Gregorian calendar, and that’s most of us, that magic moment when the old year ends in the last seconds ...