Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human technology isn’t as far removed from science fiction as we might think. Although many of the concepts that science fiction ...

Annemarije de Boer is a Los Angeles-based director and visual storyteller specializing in technology reviews and digital innovation journalism. Drawing from her BA in Psychology and decades of ...

We live in an age where technology advances at breakneck speed, and it’s easy to assume that most modern conveniences are recent innovations. Your smartphone, laptop, and even your morning cup of ...

In 1945, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke proposed something ridiculous: satellites orbiting Earth at exactly the right altitude to stay fixed above one spot, beaming radio signals across ...

By Times Junior Journalist Josh Arnold On the evening of September 4, the Earth Sciences New Zealand Science and Technology ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

Science pioneer Gitanjali Rao has earned massive accolades and a patent for her early inventions—and she believes her peers ...

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Science fiction has always occupied a fascinating place in popular culture. It entertains audiences with distant galaxies, impossible machines, and futuristic societies, but it also serves another ...

Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech ...

Look around your home and you'll see countless amazing inventions that have all made our lives easier – you are reading this on one right now. However, not all inventions are well thought-out and ...