In ancient Egyptian belief, false doors allowed the spirit of the deceased to pass between this world and the next. If this statue once stood near that door, it may have served as a conduit—connecting ...

Don’t be fooled by products that say you can squirt them on your glass and magic happens. Mechanical agitation is part of cleaning anything. Your body is cleaned in the shower by rubbing your skin.

Popular holiday spots get most of the attention in December, but that often means high prices, heavy crowds, and long travel days. There are plenty of lesser-known places across the U.S.

At the risk of sounding like an old man, I have realized there is a great difference in how the youth of today entertain themselves and how the youth of my generation did so. One big difference is ...

Significant tree register needed Not long ago, a large native canopy tree two doors away was cut down without warning. A 70-year-old eucalypt, it sheltered native birds and bats. Its “crime” was ...

The 8.5 points won by the USA is the joint-most won in singles since Europe joined in 1979 - it's now happened five times but it's the first time the team dominating the singles hasn't won the Ryder ...

A yummy sandwich of golf and beach accessed via the sand dunes makes the location an enviable place to call home, with a few minutes walk to sink your toes into warm, golden sand and refreshing ocean ...

Inside the forensic lab where the tiniest trace of red shimmer—the "nearly perfect" form of proof—closed a case.

For the past three years, engineering consultant Michael Antinelli has worked with the city of Miami Beach and its residents to draw up individualized flood-prevention plans. So far, he’s visited 140 ...

You’ve probably seen fingerplates before, even if you didn’t have a name for them. “Fingerplates are slim metal, ceramic, or glass panels mounted where one typically pushes a door. They protected ...

Constellation Cat Cafe has relocated to a larger, purchased building in Lansing's Old Town. The new location nearly doubles the space for the nonprofit, coffee shop, and cat adoption center. The ...

At least 20 firearms, including several AR-style rifles, have been seized by police from the home of a Texas military veteran charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who banged ...