The Statistics Canada study found that the vast majority of teens aged 15 to 19 who live at home with their parents average 9.2 hours of school work, homework, paid work and housework on school days and 3.5 hours on weekends.

China’s online advertising market reached an estimated RMB1.366 billion ($176 million) in the first quarter of 2007, according to Analysys International data cited in Digitimes.

Scientists have created a form of water which can zap hospital superbugs and speed up wound healing. Dermacyn – dubbed "miracle water" – is effective against infections ranging from MRSA to TB and has just been approved for sale in the UK.

France’s minister of immigration and national identity, a new ministry created by President Nicolas Sarkozy, has ruled out legalizing undocumented immigrants en masse.

While many of us think that being rich is the lifestyle we all want to have, it is not without its problems.  So what kind of things keep rich people awake at night?  Here are the results of a lengthy study. (w/charts)

Some fungi eat radiation to fuel their growth, a new study has found.  Three species of fungi containing the black pigment melanin—a substance also present in human skin—grew larger and faster when exposed to high levels of radiation, even when deprived of nutrients.

IBM has simultaneously launched the fastest microprocessor ever built and an ultra-powerful new computer server that leverages the chip’s many breakthroughs in energy conservation and virtualization technology. The new server is the first ever to hold all four major benchmark speed records for business and technical performance.

While babies benefit from drinking breast milk, some people are now looking to mother’s milk as a treatment for cancer. Inspired by Swedish research on the subject, a Massachusets man now credits the milk with his recovery to become cancer-free.

Eight in 10 consumers who had a preference said they would spend more online if they had a safe and convenient alternative to credit cards, according to Javelin Strategy and Research’s "2007 Annual Javelin Consumer Payment Poll," commissioned by PaymentOne. Respondents said they would spend $100-$1,000 more annually with alternative payment options.

I we didn’t know any better we would swear that the Death Star has just begun construction in the country far, far away know as Dubai.  Here are some amazing photos of the new convention center complex being proposed by Rem Koolhaas – OMA’s Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibition Center

With the price of gasoline up over 40% since the beginning of the year, many people are trying to find new ways to save money at the pump.

Here are the top 15 all-time best-selling books. If you’re an aspiring author, it looks like books outlining some sort of religious doctrine would be the way to go. But books about wizardry also have huge potential.