This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. While most people check the time on their smartphones, Brittany Nicole Cox is dedicated to preserving an older ...

Automata are mechanical moving figures; throughout history their lifelike movements have fascinated such creative minds as Da Vinci and Faberge. One century ago however, production fell silent. Now ...

In the Russia of Czar Nicholas II, no secret was more closely guarded than the surprises inside the precious eggs he gave to his wife and mother each Easter. Even Nicholas himself didn't know in ...

A Chicago doctor can direct surgery via satellite. Susan, on the South Side, can message her pal Shan in sister city Shanghai as fast as she can say shredded pork. Advanced technology is mind-blowing.