The origins of nuclear power are complicated because it wasn't discovered by a single person. Nuclear power is a product of many scientists and engineers who worked across generations and borders.

James Moylan, who thought up the little arrow on your gas gauge that tells you what side of the car your fuel filler sits, has passed away. Moylan was a Ford interior trim designer who came up with ...

A San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy’s patch. (File photo courtesy of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office) A student at Garden Road Elementary School in Poway allegedly circulated a video on social ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

Here are five bands who quietly (or not so quietly) invented entire subgenres without ever meaning to. When we look back on music history, genres often get framed around big moments and clearly ...

Since the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published in 1926, the tales of a honey-loving bear and his animal friends have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. But, as Gyles Brandreth writes in ...

The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill is a ...

"Coca-Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus." The myth that the many-named gift-bringer of Christmas was invented by a soda brand is so persistent that even Coca-Cola has had to step in to ...

Actor, singer, sex symbol and style icon Brigitte Bardot, who retired from acting and became controversial for her right-wing politics in her later years, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at ...

Tributes are pouring in for Vince Zampella, the gaming industry “titan” who died in a reported car crash on Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday, Dec. 21. Zampella “played a foundational role” in the ...

That didn’t take long. N.C. Wesleyan University students in the education department are well on their way to landing teaching jobs after passing a nationally recognized test. “Despite the challenges ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Vince Zampella, the video game developer who co-created "Call of Duty," was killed Sunday in a car crash at the age of 55. Zampella, who was the head of Respawn Entertainment, died ...