9-5ers like Daylight Savings Time, but a recent study says the clock change actually results in higher home energy use, not less. It also results in more gas consumption (but fewer accidents). The business and health cases are mixed.
History is full of people who claim to have undertaken amazing feats of wilderness survival, but who actually may have pulled the wool over the public's eyes. How do we tell the difference?
Cars are polluting, but is there any other option?
Take a look at this great race through Europe, comparing the pros and cons of planes, trains, and automobiles.
Instead of offering tax incentives to help families, as Australia, the U.S. and many other nations do, an Aussie professor suggests taxing couples that have more children than a set amount, probably two since that represents a one-to-one replacement.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad flew home Monday following a pardon by the president of Sudan, a British Embassy spokesman said.
