Science and Technology

The scientific and technological developments from history that have accelerated human progress.

Win a copy of Scientifica Historica by Brian Clegg

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood starlet who helped invent WiFi

A photograph of a 'Danger Deep Water' sign in the UK

The UK’s most dangerous rivers

A replica of the Back to the Future DeLorean is shown at the Cars of the Hollywood Screen car show.

Top 10 Movie Cars of All Time

Tony Law

The de Havilland Mosquito - the 'wooden wonder'

A graphic showing planet Earth and a background of random numbers

Mankind By the Numbers

Meet Marina Amaral a historical colourist

The Gates to Skinwalker Ranch

The bizarre history of Skinwalker Ranch

Two old wagon wheels near the wooden fence

Mankind's Greatest Inventions

Mary Anning

Mary Anning: A pioneer of palaeontology

Stephen William Hawking, attending an anti-war demo at Trafalgar Square in London on the 22nd February 2002

A Brief History of Stephen Hawking

Elaborate stone carving in megalithic stone at Puma Punku

Ancient Aliens: Archaeological Evidence

Dr Travis Taylor

'High strangeness': Brandon Fugal and Dr Travis Taylor discuss Skinwalker Ranch

Dr Helen Sharman

HISTORY's Forgotten People: Helen Sharman

A CGI render of Planet Earth

How the earth shaped human history:

A photograph of a aeroplane flying into the sunset

A brief history of flying

A photograph of oil drilling in Belarus

Finding Oil and Gas

Forged in Fire

Top Weapon Making Tools

Old Egyptian hieroglyphs on an ancient background.

Ancient inventions we still use today

Tom DeLonge

Unidentified: Tom DeLonge and Luis Elizondo interview

Pushkin at the Mikhailovsky by Pyotr Konchalovsky

Great minds who triumphed in lockdown

Knight Fight: a brief history of armour

An edited photograph showing a nuclear symbol and the moon

When America nearly nuked the moon

Photo of the Moon Landing

Debunking the moon landing hoax