A teenager tinkering in his lab invented a brilliant synthetic shade of purple in Victorian England.

Saadia Zahidi’s new book examines the powerful cultural and economic transformations taking place as millions of Muslim women enter the workforce.

Emily Chang details how Silicon Valley came to be a hostile work environment for women in her new book, "Brotopia."

Mark Whitaker's new book, "Smoketown," examines the sometimes overlooked role that the city played.

Author Chelsea Fagan wants to make 20-somethings money smart.

The bakery has an outside-the-box business model, but it works really well.

In 1979, a psychologist presented a potential solution to rising crime levels. It became a phenomenon.

Now we associate it with environmentalism, but in the medieval period, it was seen as an "unnatural" shade.

In 1907, a small group of automobile enthusiasts wanted to see if it was possible to race from China to France.

At one time, there wasn't even a separate word to describe "orange." But the arrival of a citrusy fruit to Europe created a branding opportunity for one ruling family.