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Close up of the Pantelegraph

Pantelegraph

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

The Secret Lives of Kitchen Appliances

Before your favorite tools, cooking was hell.

Anne Ewbank January 11, 2022

A trio of Shyvers Multiphones from John Bennett's collection.

Early On-Demand Music Streaming Required Lots of Nickels

In the Pacific Northwest 70-plus years ago, a telephone-based jukebox connected callers to their favorite tunes.

Michelle Harris November 10, 2021

The recreated <em>Götheborg</em> sailed into Stockholm as part of the celebration around Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling's wedding on June 19, 2010.

To Build an 18th-Century Ship, Shipwrights Had to Remaster a Lost Craft

It took a lot of careful planning to once again bend wood with giant steam boxes.

Sarah Durn November 9, 2021

The Fairgrounds

St. Petersburg, Florida

Fairgrounds St. Pete

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Bevolo Gas & Electric Light Museum

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

A local resident crosses the Apurímac River via a traditional rope bridge in Peru.

Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by a Thread

A remarkable ancient technology and tradition that united communities in the Andes is fading into history.

Lidio Valdez and Cirilo Vivanco September 27, 2021

Bear 409, “Beadnose,” a sow that won Fat Bear Week in 2018. GIS specialist Joel Cusick is pioneering a new technique for calculating the bears’ weight that doesn’t require pulley systems and tranquilization.

Just How Fat Are Alaska's Most Famous Fat Bears?

As Fat Bear Week approaches, biologists share the results of a novel, noninvasive method to determine the animals' true heft.

Kylie Mohr September 22, 2023

A worker tending lettuce at Metro Farm.

Seoul, South Korea

Metro Farm

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.

The first—and only—kitchen computer ever sold looked like something out of <em>Star Trek.</em>

When Americans Dreamed of Kitchen Computers

The ultimate appliance turned out to be expensive and impractical.

Alex Ketchum July 21, 2021

space exploration

Podcast: Sputnik IV Crash Site

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 15, 2021

Podcast: Science That Doesn’t Stop

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.

The Podcast Team June 30, 2021

There are tools of the trade, but letters can also be locked with careful folding alone.

Deter Prying Eyes by Locking Your Own Letters

A how-to for those who want to use folds, tucks, slits, and more to turn letters into little works of art.

Abigail Cain May 27, 2021

Cracking the Code of Letterlocking

A tale of Black Chambers, lost correspondence, and high technology.

Abigail Cain May 14, 2021

Musicians perform sankyoku, traditional Japanese chamber music, in an undated photograph.

118 Years Later, Japan's Earliest Sound Recordings Still Resonate

Sessions in a Tokyo hotel room with a sound engineering pioneer captured a nation in transition.

Anton Spice May 10, 2021

<em>Soup Pot</em> is meant to be a gleeful take on home cooking.

The Indie Video Games Bringing South and Southeast Asian Food to Your Screen

Cook for vampires or restore lost recipes with these diverse games.

Samantha Chong May 7, 2021

Fucino Space Centre

Ortucchio, Italy

Fucino Space Centre

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.

Den Optiska Telegrafen (The Optical Telegraph)

Stockholm, Sweden

Den Optiska Telegrafen (The Optical Telegraph)

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.