Do you lead a sustainable life? How can your lifestyle and behaviour as a consumer affect the world around you? Dennis Newson, in Germany, sends us the link to this very interesting questionnaire. Try it and see what you can do to make our planet a better place to live!
You've probably heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but what are the New Seven Wonders of the World? Well, they will be chosen on July 7, in Lisbon, Portugal and you still have a few days to vote and elect your favourite seven. Twenty monuments have made it to the final list (click here to read all about them), including Rio de Janeiro's Christ Redeemer (Cristo Redentor). Which are your favourite ones? Tell us about them in the 'comments' section!
This video on the Discovery Channel website explores the mysteries of the Mayan civilization in Chichen Itzá, Mexico. Have a look!
How do you greet people in your family and friends? How do you introduce yourself to someone you don't know? Here is a short survey to find out how different people behave in these situations.
As Americans try to come to terms with what happened yesterday at the Virginia Tech campus, when a student shot and killed 32 people and injured at least 15 others, one of the many questions left unanswered is: why do they do it? And why is this type of crime more common in the US than anywhere else?
Here is an article written by James Alan Fox, professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University, and published in the LA Times. In the text, he discusses the issue and presents a number of possible reasons behind mass murders in America. One of them is the fact that powerful weapons are easier to get now than in the past. What do you think? Here's our quick poll on gun control:
