The high heat, strong water jets, and repeated contact with other utensils or metal racks can also dull edges over time. Even stainless steel knives, which are resistant to rust, can develop ...

Everybody had a great time making parts that actually fit together. They learned about the importance of precise measurement ...

Early humans in England used elephant bone to sharpen stone tools, revealing advanced planning, material knowledge, and ...

Researchers believe the ancient wood, found in Greece, is actually evidence of the earliest hand-held wooden tool usage in ...

An international team has discovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by humans. A study jointly led by ...

Researchers have found two wooden tools crafted and used by humans at a site some 430,000 years ago. One tool is made of ...

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered 430,000-year-old handheld wooden tools, the oldest surviving examples of their kind ...

What’s particularly exciting about finds like this is that we just so rarely have wood preserved for that long,” the study’s lead author told NBC News.

Join us as we transform simple materials into a fully functional, articulated wooden prosthetic hand using popsicle sticks and classic woodworking tools. Watch every step of the DIY hand project, from ...

Whether you’re working on a simple fix or a big project, the smaller version of a tool is almost always the better one.

Every day, millions of people use thermal paper without thinking about it. Receipts, shipping labels, tickets, and medical records all rely on heat‑sensitive coatings to make text appear. More ...

Most tools are here to stay. The hammer has been around as long as we have needed to apply force to other objects, and the crowbar has been with us as long as we've needed leverage to pry something up ...