Tools have long been a centerpiece of humans’ ongoing quest to understand our own evolution. Man created tools, and so man has been judged as uniquely, cognitively complex. The problem with this line ...

If you're a regular DIYer, either professionally in one of the trades or as a hobby, you're most likely familiar with the Harbor Freight chain of stores. With a strong focus on in-house brands, ...

Miniature versions of everyday items are quite irresistible. That's why toy retailer Super Impulse created a whole line of miniature versions of recognizable games, like tiny versions of Boggle and ...

Atlatl grips from the Par-Tee site in Oregon © Robert Losey and Emily Hull/Antiquity Publications Ltd. Back in the 1960s, archaeologists discovered a trove of ...

Learn fantastic miniature painting techniques from expert painters on Geek & Sundry Painters Guild exclusively on Alpha! The more you paint, the more tricks you pick up and the more tools you add to ...

The “Antiques Roadshow” taping in Santa Clara on June 7 was a blast! More than 120 KQED volunteers herded about 6,000 people with about 10,000 items to 70 appraisers in 23 specialties. I found the way ...

Tiny stone tools -- known as microliths -- were essential to the growth of our species thousands of years ago. According to a new paper published in PLUS One, microliths seen in the Fa Hien cave in ...