Discover the Brilliance of Black Scientists & Inventors
Explore the untold stories of remarkable minds who changed our world through innovation, discovery, and determination. From ancient times to modern day breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and quantum computing.
The Homopolar Motor
A practical demonstration of Lenz's Law via a Homopolar Motor.
Garrett A Morgan
The man who made our roads save to drive on.
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Died in Ravenna, Ohio, at age 68, two years after a heart attack while touring Scotland
Innovation Milestones: 4IR to 5IR
Key technological breakthroughs shaping our digital age
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Last updated: Nov 03, 2026From scooters to shampoo - the people saving hundreds from dumpster diving
The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.
Inca children were drugged before being sacrificed
Analysis of the hair and fingernails of eight mummified Inca children reveals that they were…
Do the Shetland Isles need Cold War-style military protection?
Calls are being made for the defence of the Shetland Isles to be strengthened after…
Watchful mama bear Gemini wins 2026 Helicopter Mom Award
Gemini kept an eye on her cubs around other bears fishing in Alaska's Anan Creek.…
Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin…
A NASA telescope will likely plummet to Earth on Wednesday
The decommissioned Swift Observatory turned a two-year mission into more than two decades of science.…
Malaria control: Who decides Africa’s gene-drive future?
Gene-drive research is nearing Africa, raising questions over who controls its risks, rules and use.
Starwatch: Catch the striking trifecta of Venus, the moon and Spica at break of dawn
The brilliant planet is about to join the waning crescent moon and the brightest star…
'Rok' solid recognition for Slovenian space scientist
Two men from the Armagh Planetarium and Observatory have had asteroids named in their honour…
Rare damselfly spotted by restored chalk river
The Herts and Middlesex Trust says it is "thrilled" the new wetlands are helping species…
From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe
A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles…
Send your name to Saturn’s largest moon
NASA's mission to search for life’s building blocks on Titan is scheduled for 2028. The…
The Guardian view on 50 years of The Selfish Gene: flawed, outdated, yet still a model of truly popular science writing | Editorial
Richard Dawkins’ first work has thrilled fans and frustrated critics for five decades. The science…
‘Reverse physics’ could help bridge the classical and quantum worlds
Physics is generally built on observations, then the maths that supports them comes later. Columnist…
Largest woodland bat survey a 'nice story of AI for good'
Some of Britain's rarest and most threatened bats have been recorded in the south-west of…
Plant biology provides inspiration for PFAS replacement
Forever chemicals are renowned for their durability and their non-stick properties, but they persist for…
MIT develops robot that slithers through intestines like a snake
It can enter through the front or back. The post MIT develops robot that slithers…
Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipated
Quantum mechanics stands out by being probabilistic and a new analysis suggests that this property…
‘Hell chicken’ dinosaur likely dined on fruit, not meat
The Cretaceous era species gobbled up fruit around present day Montana. The post ‘Hell chicken’…
A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science
AI has made some awesome scientific discoveries. But now, questions are being raised about its…
Apple just dropped the AI-oriented M6 chip into the iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro
The chip that debuted back in August has made its way to two more of…
AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer science
A central tenet in computer science has apparently been disproven by OpenAI, a result that…
Parents of premature newborns can have more skin-to-skin contact with new device
The 'Skincubator' is undergoing its first trials in the United States. The post Parents of…
Weary driver creates AI 'litter-tracking dashcam'
Robin Bennett says he created the app after getting frustrated by the amount of rubbish…
‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuriesThe Romans’…
This robot exists solely to bounce ping-pong balls
Hexa-Bouncer is the latest in a series of ‘useless but mildly interesting ball bouncing machines.’…
Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulness
Useful quantum computers will have to use many “logical qubits” as their computational building blocks,…
Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
Starting in January, students attending Skyview High School in Virginia will learn about the building…
Google showcases way to fix quantum computer errors more efficiently
Error-proofing the most important operations performed on a quantum computer has so far required lots…
Appeal for major energy storage system rejected
Plans for the battery system site near the Devon-Dorset border have again been dismissed.
Featured Books
Africa's Journey to Industry 4.0: A Guide to Thriving in a Disrupted World
The future is being written. Will your voice be part of it? From the first …
Black Women Scientists & Inventors Vol 2
Celebrating twenty groundbreaking Black women whose scientific brilliance continues to shape our world. This powerful …
Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook 1
Building Confidence Through Discovery, Problem Solving, and Real-World Learning. Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook …
Black Scientists & Inventors Book 2
Inspire. Educate. Celebrate Innovation. The second book in the Black Scientists and Inventors series continues …
Featured Scientists
Food Science
Zimbabwean inventor of a patented Salmonella-specific diagnostic probe for rapid food safety testing
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Medicine
Physician who practised in Walthamstow, London, and later spent decades in rural medical practice in the Gold Coast/Ghana
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Immunology
Ghanaian-affiliated molecular biologist who co-invented patented fowlpox virus promoters, technology relevant to recombinant vaccine development
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