Revolutionary inventions from the 1920s, including medical breakthroughs like insulin and everyday innovations like Band-Aids, sliced bread, and the polygraph.

Many flights to Edinburgh from Boston require a connection, often through London Heathrow or Dublin, but the extra time is worthwhile. The Scottish capital is full of history and culture, with its ...

Mary Stuart's father reportedly predicted that the Scottish throne would end with a woman. But no one could have foreseen the ...

Alexander Graham Bell (18471922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and educator, and the most notable contribution he made was the development of the earliest practical telephone in 1876. His ...

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With the Great Scottish Run taking place in Glasgow that day, many roads around the Southside of the city will be closed until late in the afternoon, making safe and efficient access to the match ...

Almost a decade later, the curtain went up first in Glasgow then in Edinburgh for the world premiere of this brand-new work, the third collaboration between Fujikura and librettist Harry Ross. A ...

Big collectors have to be prepared to spend more than a few Benjamins to get their hands on iconic examples of American innovation. The good news: Prices have mostly gone up, especially for unique ...

The stuffy confines of the United States Patent Office could scarcely have presented a less romantic Valentine's Day setting.

The supposed origin of the expression “the Real McCoy,” he invented the auto- matic engine lubricator, a key railroad engine component, and was awarded more than 50 patents—which he sold for a ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn’t go as planned — and what happens next. Niki Ghofranian surveyed the view from atop the stone walls of Dunstaffnage Castle, ...