Category: Culture & Community

Once upon a time, the vegetables, flour, meat, fruits and dairy products Americans consumed came from family farms located in local rural areas outside of our cities.

A food security expert at the University at Buffalo says the worldwide food crisis is a direct result of the choices made by policy makers and the lack of attention paid to the food system and its relationship to global warming and fossil fuels.

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University at Buffalo food security expert Samina Raja, Ph.D.

Battling with the idea of safely and creatively teaching his kids about business, Ralph Williams created FranChild and the "My Kids First Biz" experience.

In today's world, how do you safely and creatively teach kids about business? Ralph Williams, a father of two sons Patrick, 8, and Joe, 6, believes he has found the solution. When Williams' son Patrick wanted to make more money in addition to his allowance, Williams shared a story of making beeswax candles as a boy and selling them in his family's restaurant, offering them the idea of creating a candle-making business.

Eco-trend setters inspire small business owners to adapt to customer demands of local, green, and organic lifestyle products.

Socially minded citizens all over the globe are rising to the challenges set out by eco-trendsetting celebrities and policy makers. Trend watching organizations predict small business owners will catch on faster than any other group, and their predictions are coming true faster than anticipated as these less corporate citizens experience the sales perks associated with going green.

An analysis of textile fragments excavated from a 5th century Mayan tomb in Honduras, some of the few surviving textiles from the Mayan civilization, revealed high quality fabrics produced by highly skilled spinners and weavers.

Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable excitement.

Buddy G, the title animated character in "Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me" has become a member of COLAGE, an organization for children with a gay parent or guardian.

COLAGE has welcomed Buddy G as the organization's newest member. The organization is a national movement of children, youth and adults who have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.

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Buddy G with other youth members of COLAGE.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Americans average as much sleep as they did 40 years ago, and possibly more, according analysis by University of Maryland sociologists. The researchers report that adult sleep averages have increased about three hours per week over the last decade, up from 56 to 59 hours.

Researchers report that adult sleep averages have increased about three hours per week over the last decade, up from 56 to 59 hours. They based their analysis on data from time diaries collected jointly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. Respondents aged 18 to 64 were asked to report all their activities the previous day in chronological order.

A team of researchers have uncovered some remarkable results on how eastern and western cultures assess situations differently.

A team of researchers from Canada and Japan have uncovered some remarkable results on how eastern and western cultures assess situations very differently.

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University of Alberta psychology professor Takahiko Masuda.

We do find this gothic travel list to be wholeheartedly entertaining. In fact, we find ourselves wondering how we sign up for the tour.

Halloween has long been over, but the wicked places in our world didn't disappear together with it. They are thrilling the lovers of adrenalin and scary stories, who are willing to see something, from which normal tourists hastily run away. So, here are 10 the most horrible places in the world, one is scarier than another.

Matchmaking experts share 10 tips on making your Valentine's Day the best yet.

As February unfolds with all its red-hued glory, focusing on one's own personal state of romance is hard to avoid. And, as many would agree, waiting for serendipity to strike or for Cupid's bow to hit the target of your affection is hardly the best or remotely realistic way to amp up your love life.

Body piercings and tattoos are becoming more common, particularly young people. But both current and prospective employees may want to think twice before revealing body art in a professional setting.

The brow, lip, nose or tongue – piercings are becoming more common, and likewise, tattoos are more prominent. But both current and prospective employees may want to think twice before revealing body art in a professional setting.