Studies show that for most types of cognitively demanding tasks, anything but quiet hurts performance.

What if physical activity doesn't help people lose weight?

Why people who have been thin their entire lives don’t do the one thing most associated with weight ...

Not what you would expect.

Even when the going gets tough.

Feeling overwhelmed affects everything from digestion to stroke risk.

A new study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ...

A profanity-filled new self-help book argues that life is kind of terrible, so you should value your actions ...

A brain-imaging study suggests the hormone might play a role in differences in how men and women speak.

People who gaze at an object in the distance go faster and feel less exertion than those who ...

… even when other people are using you.

What people like Napoleon and Jimi Hendrix devoured before they died

We interviewed 10 moms living in various countries and asked them what it's like to be them and ...

A new study explores how 11-month-olds expand their knowledge by playing with unpredictable objects.

A new study looks at the peaks of different types of cognitive abilities over a lifespan.

How settling can make people happier and more satisfied than gunning for "the best"

Amidst the no-shampoo revolution, a look at global hygiene habits

A recent study shows that people who simply ate more fiber lost about as much weight as those ...

Very few people are truly tone-deaf. Most just need to practice, a new study finds.

Hours of crunching, sewing, and ripping go into readying a piece of footwear that lasts for just one ...

A new study found that women whose friends and romantic partners were accepting of their size lost more ...

A new study suggests that some people are neither "owls" nor "larks"

Buy lots of little gifts, don't buy a warranty, and other tricks to squeeze the most pleasure out ...

A new study suggests that looking down at a cell phone is the equivalent of placing a 60-pound ...

An analysis by Jawbone finds that its users don't move around when it's too warm or frosty out. ...

A start-up will contribute an interesting answer to the million-dollar food-policy question: If healthy food was as easy ...

The terminally ill 29-year-old, who took her own life Saturday, was certain in her wishes. But what about ...