If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. In honor of Ingenious Design Week, we asked chefs across the country about the clever tools that they can’t ...

Modern kitchens are filled with sleek appliances and high-tech gadgets, yet many ingenious tools that once graced countertops across America have quietly vanished from our culinary landscape. These ...

Arriving at this mixture and applying it to tools, say the researchers, points out a high level of cognitive reasoning in Neanderthal species. “These astonishingly well-preserved tools showcase a ...

Learn about a 500,000-year old hammer made from elephant bone, used by early humans in England to sharpen stone tools.

Don't settle for a plain old shovel to dig out from under a winter storm: these ingenious tools don't need a power source (except for you). Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster ...