It's All in the Game

Get ready to take your accessory game to a whole new level. Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony teamed up with Intel for their first foray into wearable technology with a super-sleek smart...

Sliced bread is synonymous with innovation, but really, how wonderful is it if a chilled pat of butter can trash a piece of pumpernickel toast? Fortunately, a trio of Australian designers, Craig...

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. But for one inventor, all it took actually was a simple request from Mom that led him to create the world’s first one-handed zipper. The “2.0″ take...

A big night out is usually followed by a fry-up, a cup of tea and painkillers. But a Middle Eastern recipe uncovered in a 10th century cookbook could be all you need to cure a hangover. The...

TOKYO — Scientists have settled a decades-old mystery by naming a cause of death for Japan's most famous dog, Hachiko, whose legendary loyalty was immortalized in a Hollywood movie starring Richard...

In December 2013, a hoax began circulating on the internet claiming that Pope Francis had called a Third Vatican Council that, among other things, purged a literal hell from Catholic doctrine. ‘This...

George Prochnik: I thought your film did a beautiful job of transposing Stefan Zweig’s actual life into the dream life of his stories, and the stories into the fabric of his actual life. You showed...

Ngatu, or tapa cloth, is one of Tonga’s most important possessions. It is an asset treasured from generation to generation. Before money was introduced to our people, ngatu was similar to the value...

Insects are worming their way into food all over the country. From cricket bars to “grasswhoppers” to tacos with worms inside, the latest trend in eating has worked its way onto the menus of some of...

Paleontologists have identified a new species of flying reptile that lived over 120 million years ago in northeastern China. Their findings have been published in Scientific Reports. Pterosaurs...