They flirt, hold hands and guard their lovers jealously -- yet they don't even have bones. The love lives of octopuses are far more complex than anyo...
For those harried women who find iVillage too taxing, Internet giant Yahoo! has launched a portal called "Shine." Yahoo's first site aimed at women is...
Can well-fed, comfortably housed dogs show signs of depression or anxiety? Could these signs actually be indicators of chronic pain, or even chronic b...
The first thing my wife and I comment on when we go to a restaurant or a park is the diversity. We generally want more. We're part of a generation of ...
Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far mor...
Which of these two decisions do you think has a bigger impact on someone's life: finding the right job, or finding the right significant other? No one...
Vance McGaugh was a normal healthy teenager. As his parents stood by his side at Cook Children's Medical Center, they kept expecting him to pull throu...
ALLEGAN, Mich. — Is fifth-grader Kenton Stufflebeam smarter than the Smithsonian? On a winter break trip with his family to the Smithsonian Inst...
Trend Alert! Pre-teens (tweens?) are getting their hair did. Yup, you heard me. The 9 year old down the street is getting high-lights and low-lights a...
1. These days, you can barely muster the energy to punch each other. 2. Your engagement ring is made of calamari. 3. Your friends refer to you as "B...
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, tying the knot saves an hour of we...
THE traditional face of survivalism is that of a shaggy loner in camouflage, holed up in a cabin in the wilderness and surrounded by cases of canned g...
At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs. ...
MADISON, Wis. — Rather than rain or snow, or even dogs, postal workers in a West Side neighborhood near Owen Conservation Park are being pestere...
British scientist Peter Higgs, whose work is the cornerstone of modern physics, said Monday he is putting champagne on ice in the hope a new experimen...
High school seniors everywhere have traditionally posted their rejection letters as an act of collective defiance against the high-pressure and hyperc...
It's official, if you're a brunette like Carla Bruni, you're more likely to marry a successful man than your blonde counterparts. Experts at LOVE@LYCO...
I've been thinking about spirituality lately (duh), and I've realized that if there is one word that people don't (or won't) associate with spirituali...
When it comes to literary pursuits in the United States most people agree on at least one thing -- the most popular book is the Bible, according to a ...
What would you say if you knew you were going to die and had a chance to sum up everything that was most important to you? That's the hypothetical qu...
Sure, you know these five creatures as stinging, biting merchants of death. But isn't it time we put aside our differences and embraced the positive? ...
Engadin Ski Marathon, Sils, Switzerland More than 10,500 skiers participate in the 26.2-mile race between Maloja and S-Chanf near the Swiss mountain r...
Here are some strategies for dining out, from scoring a table to sending back food. Problem: The restaurant is fully booked. Solution: Put yourself ...
Oprah's Closet is the most intriguing corner of what is otherwise a large souvenir shop newly opened to promote Oprah-inspired accessories and housew...
THE image of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, dressed in a silver onesie with loopy tassels hanging down to his shins, is perhaps not the best illustrat...
