An air cleaner can help people with allergies, smoke, and dust. But it cannot solve every indoor air problem. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, an...
Buying local can be one of the simplest ways to support the community while making more thoughtful choices about how we shop and eat. Whether it...
It does not take a hurricane or wildfire to leave a home without power for days. A strong thunderstorm, ice storm, or overloaded electrical grid can...
For many Americans, Labor Day means one last long summer weekend. There are cookouts, trips to the lake, store sales, and the start of football season....
Somewhere in the mail this month may be a document that helps determine what your health care will cost next year. It can arrive in a...
One of the most repeated rules in personal finance is also one of the most discouraging: Keep three to six months of expenses in the bank....
Every September, a few weeks before the Nobel Prizes are announced, another set of science awards takes a much less serious approach. They are called the...
American patriot Nathan Hale is remembered for one of the most famous lines of the Revolutionary War: “I only regret that I have but one life...
A problem once thought to require the kind of flexible thinking seen mainly in humans and a handful of other animals may not be so exclusive...
A 10-foot-tall giraffe managed to stay out of sight for nearly two weeks in the Texas Hill Country before searchers finally spotted her and brought her...
In one small Minnesota community, voters have made their preference clear: when it comes to choosing an honorary mayor, they like candidates with four legs. Cormorant...
Who’s blowing out the candles with you? Check out the famous birthdays for your special day. 1 – Zendaya, 30, actress/singer, born Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman,...
Adding robots to a warehouse might seem like an obvious way to make work safer. But federal workplace injury data tells a more complicated story. In...
Grief is often connected with sadness, anger, loneliness, and loss. Laughter can seem out of place during such a difficult time, but research suggests humor can...
Life brings difficult emotions, and over time, feelings such as regret, anger, guilt, sadness, grief, and jealousy can become a heavy burden. While there is no...
You get up in the middle of the night, still half asleep. The room is dark, and now you have to find the lamp switch. There...
The world’s largest technology companies are spending extraordinary sums on artificial intelligence, creating an investment boom that some economists compare to the spread of electricity, railroads,...
Antique Tractor Preservation Day will be observed Aug. 22, honoring the farm machinery, collectors, families, museums, and communities working to preserve an important piece of agricultural...
If American politics feels angrier and more divided than the people you know in everyday life, there may be a reason. A new political typology from...
It may feel natural to make sure people know when you played a big role in a successful project. But research suggests strong leaders often do...
Being the smartest person on a team doesn’t always lead to the biggest opportunities. More often, the people trusted with the most important assignments are those...
America has faced devastating drug epidemics before, and history shows they often ended for a similar reason: the drug became harder to get, more expensive, or...
Putting a warehouse robot to work used to require special software and programming skills. Now, some of the newest machines can be given instructions in plain...
Trade secrets can protect a product for generations, but they come with one serious risk: if the people who know the process disappear, the product can...
A trip across North America to follow Germany in the FIFA World Cup turned into something much bigger for one young German fan, who became a...
For years, investors have turned to S&P 500 index funds as a simple way to spread money across hundreds of large American companies. But the index...
The expenses that damage a household budget are not always the bills that arrive every month. Rent, utilities, phone service, groceries, and car payments are usually...
When rents rise faster than wages, governments often feel pressure to step in. The goal is simple: make housing more affordable. The results, however, are often...
As students return to classrooms, they will meet people with different backgrounds, beliefs, identities, and life experiences. Those differences can make school communities stronger, but they...
The same Wi-Fi signals used for video calls, streaming, and smart-home devices may one day do something far more surprising: recognize who is standing in a...