Buddy Scott, a Facts columnist for more than 50 years, passed away Tuesday. He submitted this column before his death. I’ve ...

Explore three homes in Louisville's historic Butchertown, including Thomas Edison's former residence, a 'shantyboat' house, ...

Before Edison’s system prevailed, Italian inventor Alessandro Cruto developed a light bulb praised for its clarity and ...

More than a century before graphene was isolated in a modern lab, Thomas Edison may have been unknowingly making the wonder ...

Scores of the Edison Concept Houses were built in Gary, and most remain standing today.

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

The concept of electricity began thousands of years ago. Static electricity intrigued ancient philosophers but it took many thousands of years before the concept was expanded and scientists began expe ...

Experiments with identical replicas of Thomas Edison's original light bulbs shows the inventor may have accidentally created ...

Researchers at Rice University suggest Edison may have inadvertently created graphene in 1879 – a "wonder material" that wasn ...

A team of scientists has replicated one of Thomas Edison's early experiments from his quest to make the lightbulb, but with ...

At least 15 people have died across multiple US states as a powerful winter storm unleashed deadly cold, ice and snow, with authorities linking several deaths ...

Researchers in the US have uncovered evidence suggesting that Thomas Edison may have accidentally produced graphene over a ...