The Harding family in Montgomery, Ala., decided to make studying fun by cultivating their kids' natural curiosity and passions while they studied their lessons. They achieved amazing results: six children who started taking college classes before they were even teens.
Cucumbers are very easy to grow and make for a delicious treat. But did you know they can prevent hangovers, or clean the kitchen sink? Here is a list of tips and tricks that you can use with cucumbers.
Melbourne, with its beautiful parks, enviable healthcare, and Australian coastline, has been ranked the world's most livable city for the third year running. In fact, Australia dominates the list prepared by the Economist with four cities in the top ten. Three Canadian cities also made the list.
After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit blight into an urban forest is now underway. The transformation of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city's lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – is now underway.
The amazing Eco3Spray handheld sprayer from Franke turns ordinary tap water into ozone, enabling it to kill common nasties like E. coli, salmonella, staph aureus, and pneumonia without using any chemicals. The unit works by transforming water into ozone through a diamond electrolysis cell, technology that was selected from 300 entries as one of the Top Twenty Most Viable Water Technologies at the 2013 Global Water Summit.
What would your dream home look like if you had unlimited resources? Would you wrap a cat walkway around the house, or create a mini beach outside your door with a fire pit, or add a slide alongside your stairway? Here are some great examples of homes where people have been able to realize their greatest home design fantasies.
Margaux and Josh Traboulsee were simply trying to find a chemical-free deodorant. When they couldn't find an effective product, they made one themselves. The original recipe was simple: some coconut oil, baking soda and essential oils. The ingredients have since evolved into a mixture that the Traboulsee's friends and relatives couldn't get enough of. The Best Deodorant in the World company was born.
Minnesota this month became the first state in the country to ban the germ-killer triclosan from antibacterial soaps, toothpastes, body washes and other cosmetics.
Like many people's relationship with their father, mine has never been very close. Yet, if he died today I would be very sorry I didn't ask him more questions. That's why I am glad to have met Stuart Gustafson
Discovered in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been available for viewing only in a museum in Israel...until now. Thanks to some expert digital photography and a project set up by Google, high-resolution photos of five of the seven original Dead Sea Scrolls can now be seen online, accompanied by descriptions of the scroll, its history, and its meaning.
Carved rhinoceros horn cups earned the highest-value appraisal ever made by the Antiques Roadshow in its 16-year history. The unidentified man, who started collecting the Chinese cups inexpensively and had no idea of their worth, was told they were valued at over a million dollars.
The historic crosswalk in front of Abbey Road Studios now has a 24-hour live streaming camera focused on the iconic crossing to show tourists trying to recreate the famous Beatles lineup inr the Abbey Road album cover. Every day fans flock to the famous crossing next to the studio, and can be seen snapping photos of themselves walking in the steps of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
The billionaire philanthropist David M. Rubenstein will donate $7.5 million to help fix the shuttered, earthquake-damaged Washington Monument, government officials plan to announce Thursday.
President Barack Obama and the First Lady invited Star Wars Director George Lucas and a few of the cast members from his new film, Red Tails, to the White House Friday for a movie night. But the guests of honor were a few of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the black WW II aviators whose story -- brought to the big screen thanks to Lucas's own money -- is opening in theaters on January 20.
The voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures has been identified as one recorded on a wax cylinder more than 120 years ago.