Over 14 million bales of cotton will be harvested in the U.S. this season, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. All of that cotton will run through a machine invented in Savannah ...

“Necessity is the mother of invention,” and in the kitchen, that’s especially true. From ancient tools to modern gadgets, simple innovations have profoundly shaped our food culture. These aren’t your ...

How do inventions happen? NPR's Planet Money's team brings us the history of one underappreciated invention that has enabled countless other inventions, from the Phillips screwdriver to Bluetooth. You ...

Everyday marvels like the toothbrush, safety pin, microwave, and barcode, born from human ingenuity, often go uncredited. From William Addis's 18th-century toothbrush to Percy Spencer's accidental ...

An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine. How do ...