African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

Tens of thousands of young Vietnamese soldiers fought the Khmer Rouge, reports Kevin Doyle, but Hanoi doesn't commemorate them and Cambodia wants to forget them.

American actress

Apple’ s iPad is a versatile computing device that has pretty much anything a user could ever want—except a standard calculator. Here’ s why.

meat cut from a horse

Subcutaneous penile insertion of foreign bodies is a practice performed globally but has mostly been reported outside of the United States. An incarcerated 29-year-old Caucasian male in a midwestern prison whittled a domino into a dog bone shape and placed…

“Sad news here. You’re under arrest.” If you heard these words you knew you had crossed paths with Isidore “Izzy” Einstein and his partner Moe Smith and that you had screwed up! Einstein and Smith were Prohibition Agents who worked in New York between 1920…

Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time World champion…

Roland, court minstrel to 12th century English king Henry II, probably had many talents.

Lava lamp creators are notoriously tight-lipped about their secret ingredients, but DIY lava lamps aren’t impossible.

War is a man’s game, right? Destruction, competition, extreme brutality — all these elements supposedly appeal to a man’s inner psyche, as masculine men…

Chickpeas, high in protein, fiber and micronutrients like zinc, may just be the perfect food. They are not only healthy but environmentally friendly and social.

Human latrine behavior has changed dramatically over the centuries. One, thankfully past, form of cleaning the backside involved a corn cob, and here's why.

any conspiracy theory that disputes official accounts of JFK's death

The eye attempts to limit local immune and inflammatory responses to preserve vision. This phenomenon, known as ocular immune privilege, is mediated by a combination of local and systemic mechanisms. While immune privilege is believed to protect the eye ...

The world's largest retailer still gets no love from New York City, not from the mayor, the unions or some consumers.

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

American politician (1859-1932)

Anni-Frid was persecuted as a child of the 'master race', reports Kate Connolly. Now people like her want justice.