What would New York have looked like, if the futuristic visions of innovative thinkers in the late-19th to mid-20th century had become reality?

The best of both worlds: Retro iPhone accessories give Apple's mass-produced marvel old-fashioned style to complement its right here, right now functionality.

For one reason or another, these crazy vintage gadgets have disappeared from the collective knowledge of most of the world.

Vintage science fiction has as many damsels in distress as it has lurching robots and rubber-masked aliens.

Science fiction book covers are the most wildly decorated on the shelf. Here's a look at retro and pulp science fiction book covers that exemplify sci fi.

The year 2000 as imagined in 1910 by French artist Villemard is full of fantastical ideas and contraptions, but also foreshadowed tech like teleconferencing.

The coolest extinct animals are now the most mundane. A giant rodent the size of a small car is much more exciting than the one scurrying on the subway track.

With their low, lonesome growls and timeless tremulous calls, foghorns fill the void when lighthouses lose their luster. And to that we say, “Hear here!"

History has earned a bad reputation of being boring. These three bad boys of the past are here to show you just how hardcore history really is.

Happy Birthday, Viagra! Approved by the FDA on this day in 1998, the Little Blue Pill is now officially a teenager. Here's its sexy story in words and pictures.