The origin of delicious French fries is as murky and uncertain as any beloved, centuries-old recipe. But Belgium claims to be the birthplace of fried potatoes and wants UNESCO to recognize French ...

JavaScript is the the programming language that built the web. Learn how it evolved into a powerful tool for building ...

Landing after a long flight can come with an immediate display of icks: clapping when the plane lands, or worse still, those ...

An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry ...

Before cellphones were invented, students did just fine in school without them. Schools or school districts might be reluctant to approve tough policies. However, if the Legislature passes laws ...

George Szirtes’ mother, Magda, was a Hungarian photographer who survived two concentration camps and escaped Budapest with her family in 1956 for England. In this film, Anthony Wilks spends time with ...

World Braille Day is observed annually on January 4, the birthday of Louis Braille, the man who invented a revolutionary system using which visually impaired persons could read and write. Braille is ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:32 p.m.) — The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, January 3, that the World Health Organization (WHO) has not identified any international health concern ...

According to Sex Pistols lore, second bassist Sid Vicious invented pogoing, the practice of jumping up and down in a volatile manner, as a way of mocking attendees of their gigs who had no affinity ...

China has responded after the World Health Organization (WHO) again urged it to disclose data that could shed more light on the origins of COVID-19, which killed over 7 million people worldwide ...