In 13th- and 14th-century Europe, art was mostly connected to the church, and was made to help people feel closer to God.

The groundbreaking invention of the microwave oven changed the landscape of domestic cooking after its unexpected discovery in the mid-20th century. An electric oven that uses electromagnetic ...

Photo: Photo by Erich Andres/United Archives via Getty Images Today, skiing is a behemoth. Millions of visitors crowd slopes worldwide, wearing fancy, ever-evolving gear. But skiing wasn’t always an ...

Television is one of the most popular ways for many people around the world to spend their leisure time. Many of you might recall spending your childhood watching cartoons on television. In fact, ...

Borland founder Philippe Kahn takes credit but CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos begs to differ. In this case a picture tells much less than a thousand words. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...

The air is getting cooler, pumpkin spice lattes are back and Labor Day has passed. Folks, fall football season is here. The NFL kicks things off Thursday, Sept. 5, with a matchup between the Baltimore ...

For the last decade, Richard Montañez has been telling the story of how he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The world has been eating it up. It goes like this: He was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay’s ...

One of the world’s greatest conveniences was conceived amid its greatest hardships. Sylvan Goldman, son of immigrant pioneers, invented the shopping cart. His brilliantly simple idea was born in ...

We often take for granted all the technological advances that we use on a daily basis, from the moment we get up in the morning and throughout the day. Without gadgets like the alarm clock to make ...