Whether it’s fielding basic customer complaints or generating sophisticated code, it seems like today’s AI tools can just about do it all. But as the technology keeps growing at a rapid clip, so have ...

All inventions cause the world to react in one way or another. In many cases, discoveries push the boundaries of human output ...

Alexander Graham Bell was not the only person trying to invent the telephone. But 150 years ago, he won the race – just – and ...

If someone told you there’s a museum in Texas dedicated exclusively to barbed wire, you’d probably assume they were joking or possibly suffering from heat stroke. But the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean ...

Leigh argues three forces underpin most innovation: tinkering, teamwork and trade. New ideas alone aren’t enough.

You start to see what history noticed — and what it didn’t. For Women’s History Month, my colleagues and I pored over hundreds of obituaries in The New York Times archives. Our new project, which we ...

The patent for the telephone turns 150 on March 7; the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876.

On International Women’s Day, we recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of women throughout history. Women have ...

Race did not spread because it was scientifically persuasive. It spread because it served very human interests.” ...

Every AI-mediated decision in commerce — a product match, a logistics authorisation, a supplier selection, a real-time delivery assignment, a food security coordination — generates a cryptographic ...

Throughout the 20th century, each decade had its own unique set of inventions that left their mark on history. Curious about ...