After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

The 2nd annual Omaha Mini Maker Faire wasn’t our first rodeo, but it was nonetheless a bit surprising . Before we even made it inside to pay our admission to the Omaha Children’s Museum, I ...

A fixture within the anchorages called a strand shoe was used to secure the "dead wire" while a spinning wheel, or sheave, pulled a "live wire" across the bridge. Once it reached the opposite ...

Israeli archeologists use models based on their find to spin flax into yarn, indicating these pebbles were used as a version ...

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

When connected, they form a rudimentary wheel-and-axle mechanism that can spin fibers like wool or flax into yarn more ...

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that ...

The drivers involved are experts, but are well aware of how unsafe it is. It's called spinning. It's South Africa's fastest-growing motorsport, and arguably the world's most reckless. But with so ...

This GSM camera phone sports a unique form factor and interface. A spinning jog wheel and extensive voice-control features replace the traditional keypad. Key features include Bluetooth ...

BAFTA award-winning Michael McIntyre hosts the exciting Saturday-night game show packed with huge stars, big laughs and a colossal spinning wheel! The game couldn’t be simpler: Three contestants ...

Lashana Lynch also stars in the 10-episode thriller about a professional assassin and the intelligence officer chasing him, ...

A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...