It’s a thin line where the patina of age on Europe’s countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it’s not.
Forget how many carats - how ethical is your gold?
A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City.
Britain said Wednesday it will become the first country in the world to introduce age-verification to access online pornography.
When Melanie Lockert graduated with a master’s in performance studies in 2011, she was overwhelmed with student loans. Her many attempts to tap the “Bank of...
Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler?
NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first “marsquake” ever detected.
Marijuana users have for decades celebrated their love of the drug on April 20, but the once counterculture celebration that was all about getting stoned now...
The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to...
They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives.
Stands promoting spiritual practices, environmental causes and health food were out in force at the Body and Soul Expo at Beirut’s Seaside Pavilion this...
A group of businesswomen and activists from all over the globe met in Lebanon this weekend for the second edition of Lebanon’s women-only classic car rally,...
Turkish authorities have arrested a suspected Daesh (ISIS) member they believe was planning to attack a World War One commemoration at Gallipoli this week...
There is no doubt that the camera has become one of the most integral parts of the modern smartphone. While the lens by itself is a defining part of a phone’s...
As spring flower fields around the Netherlands burst into bloom, painting the countryside with dazzling swathes of red, white, and blue, a modern day tulip...
When California legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016, Gene Grozovskiy decided he would show tourists the big change behind the scenes. Now he’s seeing...
If you like gawking at breathtaking sports cars with enormous engines, flowing aerodynamics and expensive carbon-fiber bodies, then you are in the right place...
The most expensive new car ever sold is a one-off Bugatti luxury sports car that has gone for 16.7 million euros ($18.9 million).
Earth, meet Polo.
Their faces contorted by the effort needed to lift 200 kilograms or more, these burly competitors keep alive one of the traditional sports of Spain’s rural...
You can’t hide your lying eyes: Scientists have revealed that women can judge whether a man is likely to be unfaithful just by looking at his face but men are...
A Hungarian winemaker in the Tokaj region known for its golden dessert wine is selling a vintage for $40,000 a bottle, hoping to revive the royal heritage of...
At least one running argument among cat lovers is now over: Whiskers, Lucy and Tigger are definitely better off staying indoors, scientists reported Wednesday.
The two men in the motorized wooden canoe look around warily as they leave a towering shipwreck in the Lagos lagoon, with the barrels of oil on board barely...
Decades after the breakout of dominating French house acts like Daft Punk, a fresh crop of Francophone pop stars are internationalizing their appeal with...
The submersible dropped from the ocean’s surface faster than I had expected. With a loud “psssssss” the air escaped from the ballast tanks and the small craft...
None of the Supreme Court's justices wanted to say the four-letter word.
Erik Brunetti’s fashion brand starts with an “F’’ and rhymes with “duct.”
Ikea will start renting and recycling furniture worldwide as part of an eco-friendly drive to address concerns its affordable, flat-pack business model leads...
As a professional woman in her late 30s, Kate Packard was keen to start investing.
Two years after a clandestine impromptu training session on the hills of Tehran, Sadaf Khadem will become the first Iranian woman to contest an official...
Virgin Galactic’s goal to fly tourists into space as early as this summer is about 12 years later than initially promised by its founder, British billionaire...
From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year in orbit, at least compared to his Earth-bound...
Beth Moses was in the cabin of a Virgin Galactic spaceship when it climbed to 90 kilometers above California’s Mojave Desert on Feb. 22, crossing the boundary...
Vineet Bhatia was among the first international chefs to open a restaurant in Dubai. His Indego by Vineet in the city’s Grosvenor House Hotel has been in...
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
While superheroes, monsters and aliens battle on the big screen, a real-life fight is raging behind the scenes that will determine what moviegoers will see at...
Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99.
Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera extracted a century ago from a sick British soldier during World War I and found clues to how some...