Archaeologists find remains of Washington's boyhood home

"From Eric Marrapodi CNN Washington Bureau FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock...

'Alien' sheep bring them flocking

"A flock of 'alien' sheep has become a local attraction in a Romanian village after all 250 turned green overnight.The owner of the sheep, in the village of Arsa from Constanta county, called the vet to see what was wrong with his animals. Locals came flocking to see the...

Lost Concrete Secrets

"Riddle Of The Great Pyramids Of Giza: Professor Finds Some Building Blocks Were Concrete "

Lebanon's War of Words

"With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Fouad Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim. The Grand Serail, an Ottoman-era palace that houses Lebanon's government, began its life as a...

Second Cup on Princess

"Second Cup is the last bastion- well one of two bastions with Coffee and Co.- against Starbucks on downtown Princess street. Second Cup, Starbucks… they’re fairly similar. This location of Second Cup is a little rustic on the outside and on the inside,...

Pan Chancho Bakery and Café

"Pan Chancho Bakery and Cafe is located at 44 Princess street, across from Coffee and Company. It originally started out as a small bakery, baking bread for Chez Piggy. But now it is one part bakery, one part deli, one part cafe - and all parts delightful."

Starbucks at Johnson and Division

"The most recent addition to the Kingston Starbucks family, and the one closest to the Queen\s University campus, is the Starbucks located at the corner of Johnson and Division. This is one of the nicest coffee shops in the city - located inside a beautiful, old limestone...

Tim Hortons in the Biosciences Complex

"I like that not all Tim Hortons are the same. The one at Princess and Clergy is textbook Kingston - decked out in limestone. There is one in my town in the Okanagan that is applicably desert themed. The Tim Hortons smack dab in the BioSci complex means business - much like...

1,600-Year-Old Roman Coffin Found in London

"Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of a historic London church, authorities said Friday.The find dates to about 410 A.D. and lay 10 feet below the grounds of the St. Martin-in-the-Fields church near...

Pyramids built by pouring concrete, not hauling giant stones, new study

"The Ancient Egyptians built their great Pyramids by pouring concrete into blocks high on the site rather than hauling up giant stones, according to a new Franco-American study. The research, by materials scientists from national institutions, adds fuel to a theory that the...