New research uncovers the origin of the wheel, revealing how ancient copper miners transformed simple rollers into advanced wheeled systems.

To most of us, wheels seem pretty intuitive. You’ve probably known from an early age, for example, that circular or rounded things roll more easily than boxy or angular things. Knowing this, it’s hard ...

"They solved this problem by making the earliest wagons quite narrow, so they could have short axles, which made it possible to have an axle that wasn't very thick," Anthony told Life's Little ...

Maintenance is key to the survival of your four-wheel-drive vehicle, and that's true whether it spends most of its time on the highway or on the trail. Most of us take care of the big-ticket items ...