Before you board the crab boat for your first fishing gig, the captain tells you to ditch the suitcase and the banana. This is deadly work. Are you really going to argue with superstition?
Some people dismiss wall-to-wall carpeting as a dubious decorating choice, especially when it harbors dust mites, pet dander and mold spores. Does carpet also have ramifications for your health?
Imagine a world without cash or credit cards. You'd barter to get what you need and want. Today, people and businesses are still trading goods and services. But can these cash-free transactions be taxed?
While a lot of people's jaws would drop if asked whether they would pay $64,950 for a bed, there are others out there who would answer a resounding yes -- even outside the typical luxury-purchase crowd. What makes this bed so expensive?
Saving the rainforest used to be about protesting the number of trees that were cut down. But some researchers propose that reforestation could combat habitat loss and animal extinction. Can we really bring a decimated rainforest back to life?
If you think Halloween is the only time you can wear wacky costumes, think again. Wingsuit flying combines the adventure of skydiving and BASE jumping with the style of a flying squirrel.
Welcome to the height of high performance: The Bugatti Veyron's 16-cylinder monster engine produces 1,001 horsepower for a top speed of more than 250 mph. And it's a passenger car.
According to recent studies, it appears gingers need extra anesthesia to put them under during surgery. The same gene that gives redheads their hair color is apparently responsible for the way the body handles pain.
What's as big as a continent and sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? A pile of garbage that extends 100 feet below the surface of the water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Secretive and silent, the ninja strikes fear into the hearts of peasants and emperors alike. Today, the ninja has become a legendary, cult-like figure, showing up in computer games, children's cartoons and martial-arts action films.
Less than 100 miles from Las Vegas, Nev., is the most famous secret military installation on the planet. Rumors swirl around this base, much like the mysterious aircraft that twist and turn in the skies overhead.
The Google algorithm ranks high among the world's best-kept secrets. It involves a complex formula, the patented PageRank system and some pretty picky spiders.
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with NATO foreign ministers to demand that the alliance introduce sanctions against Russia for its operations in Georgia. Where did NATO come from? And what does it do?
Several college presidents, including those at Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are urging lawmakers to consider changing the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. They argue that current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
According to health experts, HIV and AIDS are growing problems in India. In response to this epidemic, a cell phone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex.
During a fundraiser in San Francisco, Sen. Barack Obama promised campaign donors that he will win the impending presidential election and reclaim the White House for the Democrats this fall. What has Obama accomplished in his political career thus far?
Iran successfully launched a test rocket, which it plans to refire later carrying a research satellite into space. The rocket, aka Safir or messenger, is the first step toward putting an Iranian satellite in orbit. What do satellites do once in orbit?
New research suggests living near wind energy farms could cause a variety of physical ailments, including sleep disorders, difficulty with equilibrium, headaches, childhood night terrors and other health problems. How do wind turbines work?
Fishing Superstition
Carpet Allergies
Bartering
Most Expensive Bed
Replant Rainforests
Wingsuit Flying
Bugatti Veyron
Redheads
Biggest Landfill
Ninja
Area 51
Google Algorithm
NATO
Alcohol
AIDS
Barack Obama
Satellites
Wind Power
