Eugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. He left a legacy of leisure that billions of people lean upon each and every day, often for hours on end. Polley, a self-taught mechanical ...

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 ...

From beehive-shaped ice pits in Iran to 17th-century European kitchens, ice cream’s evolution reveals how science, sugar, and ...

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, ...

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 ...

View post: Telluride Opens While Patrollers Enter Second Week of Strike Today, skiing is a behemoth. Millions of visitors crowd slopes worldwide, wearing fancy, ever-evolving gear. But skiing wasn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...