The Battle of Britain was one of the great turning points of WWII. The air battle -- fought largely over Southern England -- was a vital victory for the Allies. From a morale point of view, it proved ...

In the summer of 1944, American tanks were being destroyed in Normandy despite overwhelming Allied strength. This story follows Sergeant Curtis Culin and a field-built invention that changed how U.S.

In recent years, there have been some incredible new inventions that use state-of-the-art technology and the latest innovations. However, there have also been some very simple inventions that have ...

This volleyball-looking device is one of the glass flasks that Charles D. Keeling and others used to transport samples of atmosphere from Mauna Loa and beyond to a laboratory for precise analysis.

A simple idea hatched in a Woodstock inn, that more people would ski if they didn t have to climb to the summit, had transformed how people think of winter in Vermont. Mark Bushnell s column on ...