Americas

What language, invented in 1930, is still used by missionaries, airplane repairmen and the Voice of America? The answer is simple...

Many find fruit labels a sticky nuisance but collectors exist worldwide. Now a new technology may stamp out the stickers and their hobby...

High schools nationwide are adopting American Sign Language as an alternative for students who need a foreign language to graduate...

As technology revolutionizes the sleepy world of transcription, the traditional clicking of court reporters on their stenographic machines may disappear...

Air travel is plagued by delays, security procedures and carry-on restrictions. As more items are confiscated and a record number of bags go missing, a traveler’s loss is a bargain hunter’s gain...

One person’s garbage is another’s creative inspiration. Artists and artisans are using old methods with a new material-the plastic grocery bag...

Project Censored announces its pick of the top 25 news stories to be spiked in the last 12 months...

Number avoidance has measurable economic and even medical consequences. Developers build around it. Businesses avoid it. Even the U.S. Navy refuses to launch boats on Friday the 13th...

Christian schools in the US are performing Communion, prompting a discussion about how much church and school should intersect...

Environmental entrepreneurs, known as 'enviropreneurs,' are finding ways to create profitable businesses that also benefit the Earth...