You’ve bought a house! Congratulations! No more landlord or rent to pay – and no maintenance man or building superintendent to call for help when you have a question or problem. As a new homeowner, it ...

In this thread, Jim Z asked me if "[I would] be "scared" because the guy putting a new head gasket on [my] car doesn't remember order of operations". To which I replied "Yes. If they can't get one of ...

2."How to tell if food has gone bad. When I worked in a meat department, we got like one call a day from people saying 'I bought this X days ago, is it still good?' Lady, I’m not there with you. This ...

How do you manage 250,000 employees in 23 countries on six continents working in six industries, all still emerging from the Soviet mould? Basic Element is basic in the way the Earth is basic: it's ...

Just one in five retirement-age Americans can pass a basic quiz on strategies to make their nest eggs last throughout retirement. A large majority (80%) of retirement-age Americans received failing ...

According to a new study, knowledge of potentially toxic household substances among primary caregivers for young children is alarmingly poor. According to a new study, knowledge of potentially toxic ...

To the editor: Professor Laurence Steinberg’s call to let 16-year-olds vote is not science-based, contrary to his assertion. (“A 16-year-old is as good as an 18-year-old -- or a 40-year-old -- at ...