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A young orphan named Hugo Cabret lives in a train station in 1930s ... who help him understand the mystery of his dad's invention.

Scientists might come up with great ideas for new technology, but it doesn't make much of a difference unless manufacturers start using the ideas. In the case of the integrated chip, industry was ...

Innoskate research and public festivals spark the imaginations of young people through skate demonstrations, discussions with skaters and inventors, films, hands-on invention educational activities, ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

In the graphics that follow, Scientific American presents detailed explanations, current as of mid-June, into how SARS-CoV-2 sneaks inside human cells, makes copies of itself and bursts out to ...

Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting the powder inside ... 1509 - Invention of wheel lock (rose lock). The next major advance ...

Hugo has an impressive symmetry, with two major spiral bands and a 12-mile diameter eye--pretty tight by hurricane standards, and difficult to orbit inside should we get in trouble and need to ...

Parts of a woman’s body have been found inside the stomach of a Tiger shark two weeks after she disappeared in Indonesia. Colleen Monfore was on a diving trip with six friends and a tour guide ...

A British scientist known as the “Godfather of AI” has won the Nobel Prize for physics – but has regrets about his invention.

It's like giving your vehicle a superpower! Unfortunately, there's a catch to this incredible invention: while they're ...

Disney-Pixar’s animated blockbuster Inside Out 2 is officially done playing in theaters. How much money did it make during its historical run on the big screen? Inside Out 2, of course ...