Thought central heating or plumbing was only thought of recently? Actually, these modern inventions date back thousands of years ago. It may be tempting to believe that our modernized and globalized ...

Still in Ancient Greece here, those guys were certainly busy. Death rays seem like such a modern invention that they still have one foot planted in the realms of science fiction, but some experts ...

Throughout human history, certain inventions have fundamentally transformed the way we live, work, and interact with one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of the daily items we use today are the result of decades of research, perseverance and ...

This video showcases modern inventions designed to prevent injury and save lives in critical moments. It explores how technology is applied to emergencies, accidents, and high-risk situations across ...

7 Great Inventions of the Modern Industrial Age. Written by Magenius (Paul Bissett and Catherine Prosser). Music by Sally Greenaway. Directed by Shelly Higgs. Street Two. The Street Theatre. Until ...

Without Scottish inventors, you might still be undergoing surgery without anaesthetic, using smoke signals to communicate or struggling to keep food chilled. Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...

A lot of the world's earliest civilisations had one thing in common: They were all located in regions that were, to use the technical parlance, hot as balls. As anyone who lives in a hot country knows ...