A new school in the United Kingdom has established a no-homework policy that's creating quite a stir among students, parents, and teachers alike. More »
This year, Frank Tunison, who has bone marrow cancer, was too weak to attend his favorite festival. So instead, the Renaissance Festival came to him. More »
This Thanksgiving, try some 600-year-old recipes created by King Richard II's chefs. More »
A bar mitzvah is a traditional rite of passage for Jewish boys when they reach the age of 13 -- but Arieh Czeislah never got to have his celebration because of the war. Finally, he's getting his party at 78. More »
In a new study, a researcher found that the type of music you listen to is a great indicator of your personality. More »
Though you can’t exactly get a Ph.D in playing with the Nintendo Wii, new evidence suggests that experience with video games might just help young people become more skilled in professional fields like medicine and science. More »
Thirteen Saudi women took a small step towards independence by enrolling in Dar Al-Hekma College, the first private, women-only college in the country, to study international diplomacy. More »
It’s rare that we discover new works of art from 19th century masters - but it seems that the late Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh still has some tricks under his dusty sleeve. More »
A flight attendant has found a way to cure the hassles of air travel, by giving each of her passengers crayons and drawing paper. More »
The New Zealand government has just signed over 435,000 acres of land to a group of seven Maori tribes, which will help their culture survive for generations to come. More »
Most summer camps aren't safe for children with sight-impairments - but luckily, there's Camp Bloomfield, a camp created just for blind and vision-impaired children. More »
In our exclusive interview with Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz, we discuss details of the band's long-standing community outreach program and their new charity organization, The GreyBird Foundation. More »
According to the organizers of the 2012 Olympics in London, 55,000 stadium seats from their new 80,000-seat Olympic arena could be dismounted and recycled for future Olympic events. More »
People-watchers in London and New York are about to get a cross-continental fix, thanks to a cool new device called the Telectroscope. More »
A Montreal journalist is so unashamed of his own cluttering habits that he’s opened his office doors to a film crew, revealing the astonishingly sloppy skeletons in his closet for all to see. More »