Antique upholstery in Massachusetts continues to reflect a distinct regional relationship with history, craft, and everyday ...

Laundry has never been anyone's favorite chore. But if you had to do it with these old-school items, you would've likely ...

Foot-powered treadle machines enabled fast, electricity-free stitching; durable antiques still favored for sustainability and vintage charm.

Some of these retro kitchen tools and appliances fell out of favor as more efficient options became available, but they would ...

Charlotte has a reputation of loving things that are shiny and new, but look a little closer, and you’ll see that’s not quite true. Proof positive already lives in our beloved Classic Eats restaurants ...

Archaeologists discovered a 2,300-year-old trepanation tool—used to remove a section of bone from the skull—at an ancient commune in modern-day Poland. The ancient site was once inhabited by a group ...

Washington, DC— Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists found fresh chemical evidence of Earth’s earliest life—concealed in 3.3-billion-year ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

An engaged Air Force veteran died after getting stuck in a mail handling machine at a United States Postal Service facility in Michigan, officials said. Nicholas Acker, 36, was believed to have been ...

There’s a certain satisfaction that comes from using a well-made tool that’s stood the test of time. Amid the wave of tech-savvy gadgets flooding the market, some might argue that the best tools are ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring wildfires, droughts, and dramatic environmental shifts. A study published in Nature ...