Remember party lines? Switchboards? Yellow Pages? The traditional telephone is almost gone, but its cultural impact deserves a ringing endorsement ...

Archaeology has a new, unlikely interface: conversation. Instead of peering at potsherds in glass cases, players can now walk through a digital Neolithic village in Stone Age Europe and talk directly ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City has introduced a new 29-foot Touch Tank, showcasing Hudson River marine life to ...

Fourth-generation farmer Bernard Cook opened his property for the day, showcasing seven machines spanning more than four ...

Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim ...

The first truck loaded with the iconic creations of John Zabrucky’s Modern Props arrived in his hometown in August ...

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DISPLAY. THEY TOOK JEAN MACKIN BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE HOW THE MAGIC COMES TO LIFE. YOU CAN HEAR IT COMING ROUND THE BEND. THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS. ARRIVING JUST IN TIME FOR ...

The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results. Unearthed in 2012 from a tomb dated to ...

How the Science Museum of Minnesota’s collection of over 2 million items is helping scientists uncover answers about our state, region and beyond. Step into the Science Museum of Minnesota, and you’re ...