Insert joke about being a "fun guy" here: new research led by Penn State College of Medicine suggests that eating fungi, specifically...

Bad news about that handy little device you carry around in your pocket all day: a $30 million rodent study by the National Institute of...

At some point, you've probably heard someone joke about how a stressful event is turning their hair gray. You probably took this in as a...

If you're like millions of Americans, it's more likely than not that your day begins with a cup of Joe. According to the National Coffee...

"I dreamed that the lady who ran the organic health food store where my seventh grade creative writing class met to use the computers...

Bad news for those of you who live near a busy highway: research shows that exposure to air pollution may affect your cognition for the...

Have you been feeling an uptick in your anxiety levels lately? It's nothing to be ashamed of. According to the Anxiety & Depression...

Ask yourself which animals (if any) have self-awareness and you'll open the door to an age-old mystery. A self-aware person is conscious...

At some point in your life, you have likely been asked to estimate your current pain level on a scale of one to ten. Sounds relatively...

You may not be surprised to find out that reading novels has been found to increase your language skills. However, when you think of...

Quick, how likely would you be to: Follow the World Health Organization guidelines on social distancing and hygiene? Donate your own...

Neanderthals, the closest species to humans, have only been extinct for something like 40,000 years. Which is to say, they shared the...

Ask pretty much any pet owner and they'll tell you without hesitation that individual animals have personalities. That said, science is...

The moon's supposed strange impact on us has long been the stuff of legends. It's been said that on a full moon, crime rates and...

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that these are stressful times. A deadly pandemic, economic troubles, and a...

When we think of hoarders, the image that likely comes to us is of a house or apartment unit piled so high with old newspapers and junk...

By this point, we're no doubt all familiar with the lowered mood associated with life during the COVID-19 pandemic.The combination of...

In these days of pandemic-related social distancing and required face masks, you might find yourself wondering about the impact of...

We've all seen polygraphs in movies: the famous "lie detector" comes out, the suspect is strapped in, and now we the viewers can sit back...

What is the likelihood that a given person will develop Alzheimer's disease within the next two to four years? Currently, the quickest...