The 24-hour day isn’t a given anymore. In recent years, scientists have discovered Earth is rotating slightly faster, which ...

A new documentary film tells the story of Ralph Teetor, whose vision for innovation produced dozens of inventions.

Division Newport’s newest crop of inventors and authors were celebrated during a ceremony that recognized the latest patents ...

Almost a century ago, one of Switzerland’s historic maisons created the enduring formula for the water-resistant diving watch ...

Citizen-owned Arnold & Son celebrates English chronometer pioneer John Arnold and his Cornish heritage with Cliff Grey ...

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian and considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...

After stumbling across an incredible invention that allows you to travel into the past, you discover the city you call home—the vibrant steam-powered metropolis of Avalon—has been carefully ...

If there was one silver bullet, one invention that set Britain’s imperial ambitions ahead, it was the invention of the longitudinal chronometer, the first design of which was completed in 1730 ...

However, despite its ubiquity today, it was Longines that invented the very first wristwatches to track multiple time zones. This year marks 100 years since Longines first invented the dual timezone ...

A French electrical technician, inventor, toymaker, and kite designer, André Cassagnes, designed one of the most popular toys of all time in the later 1950s. These toys are effective plotters.

A British Royal Navy officer named Robert Wauchope is credited with creating the time ball, an ingenious Victorian-era contraption that inspired New York’s New Year’s Eve ball drop.

Apart from an awesome little drink called gin (nope, it wasn’t invented by the Brits), there are a number of other important inventions that are the brainchild of Dutch scientists, architects, and ...