In many Western countries, houses are passed down through generations or sold for a windfall when people decide to downsize; however, this could not be further from the truth in Japan. Doomed from

Workers removing shelves and coolers from a former No Frills Supermarket in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in January discovered a body behind one of them. It was a man who had gone missing in 2009.

With the Europewide scandal over the contamination of meat products, from beefburgers to lasagne, showing no sign of abating, study the issue in depth and learn all you need to know about how it came to this with our essential guide

Ming the ocean quahog lived peacefully for over 500 years off the coast of Iceland. So why did a team of researchers dredge it up and kill it?

South African hunter, settler and diplomat

Lead ship of the Olympic-Class ocean liners. Sister ship to RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic

Over 187,000 tonnes of gold has been mined, most of which still exists today. Learn how much gold has become jewellery and the future of gold mining.

To craft legal discrimination, the Third Reich studied the United States.

slave revolt onboard the ship Creole

Exclusive: Ghostface Killah recalls his formative years and how battles with the Wu-Tang Clan and other peers in Hip Hop have influenced him.

In this clip from the new special features on the digital/physical 4K release of The Addams Family, Director Barry Sonnenfeld discloses how the film’s Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) ended up being part of the family in the plot due to the cast’s efforts.

Welsh actor

• Supermarket customers duped in two-year, £3m scam • Lawyer claims client is far from industry's only bad egg

learning model relating the psychological states in progressing from incompetence to competence in a skill

The Golden Retriever is a British breed of retriever dog of medium size. It is characterised by a gentle and affectionate nature and a striking golden coat. It is commonly kept as a pet and is among the most frequently registered breeds in several Western…

Apples are not native to North America. They originated in Kazakhstan, in central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. The capital of Kazakhstan, Alma Ata, means “full of apples.” By 1500 BC apple seeds had been carried throughout Europe. The Greeks, Etruscans,…

The cup never lies.It seems pretty simple: A pint equals 16 ounces. So when you go into a bar, pub or restaurant and order a

Pekin Noodle Parlor opened in Butte in 1911.

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Polynesian mythological hero and trickster