Is the food you're eating healthy? The answer should be simple, but it's not.

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."

I have some hobbies I take seriously, but I have others I do for the sheer joy of doing it. An essay celebrates dabbling.

Simply asking someone to coffee shouldn't be a big deal—for either gender. And dating would be less fraught if all singles asked others out more often.

Plastic straws create litter and often end up in the stomachs of wild animals — but the group Last Plastic Straw has an easy solution.

It's the paradox of aging when we should be feeling worse as we get older, but we actually have a better sense of well-being.

There is no shortage of toilet paper. But human dignity may be in short supply.

Blending or juicing fruit makes it much easier for your body to access their carbs and calories, which is the opposite of what most people want from a smoothie.

A nutritional powerhouse, jackfruit can keep you full all day and imitate meat.

Japan's cube-shaped watermelons are more than just a novelty. They're easier to store in the small refrigerators typically found in Japanese homes.

If there's plenty of product on the market, gas prices should be falling. Here's some reasons why they aren't.

supercars lose value

For many reasons, happiness with new cars and trucks is hitting a five-year low.

Carmakers have to reach 54.5 mpg by 2025, but $2 a gallon gas and the popularity of gas guzzlers might change that rule.

New report shows major metro employment is moving further away from where people actually live. And it's worse for poor people and minorities.

Look up into the sky this week to see why autumn is the favorite season for many skywatchers.

Serious expressions were the rage a century ago, but shifts in society changed things.

On Dec. 21, the top half of the planet faces away from the sun, leaving the North Pole in complete darkness.

Testing for food safety brings to light many frightening food infractions; even an innocent-seeming pizza can be suspect.

Funding for many fresh fruits and vegetables increased with the new guidelines, but white potatoes have been excluded. Why?

Ingredients that have been used in Europe for years are still awaiting approval for use in the U.S.

Chickens with ankle monitors and spinach with trackers can tell consumers a lot about their food — including whether it's tainted.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is exploring the sun's scorching outer atmosphere.

We chat with astrotourism specialist Valerie Stimac, and author of 'Dark Skies,' about the best places to gaze into the beauty of the heavens.

A new high-resolution image reveals the center of our galaxy as never seen before.

It's time to prioritize walking over driving. Cities have to change their priorities and start investing in safe transportation alternatives like walking.

Hotel living combined with extreme minimalism could be an interesting lifestyle choice.

Everybody is avoiding the stigma of being old. Here's why we need to get over it.

In 'This Chair Rocks,' author Ashton Applewhite explains why everyone should be up arms about ageism.

Why you should buy food at the farmers market. If you like delicious, nutritious food, then this is the right place for you to shop.

Giving human names to hurricanes may seem odd, but it's part of a major shift in our relationship with tropical cyclones over the past 60 years.

The wild horses of the Outer Banks in North Carolina have been riding out storms for centuries.

Leaf blowers are a powerful way to get leaves out of your lawn, but they contribute to both air and noise pollution.

I didn't realize what a dead zone the lawn is until I lived in a meadow.

Part of the issue is succulent habitat destruction, but the bigger problem is poaching by highly organized global smuggling rings.

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

Author Adam Minter explains the growing pressures on recycling that ultimately go back to the consumer.

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.

Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it has a few pitfalls. And what consumers don't know can hurt the recycling process.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to recycle one-time-use polyester graduation gowns so maybe they shouldn't be an option.

Junkyards can be fascinating, profitable and, too often, dirty and ecologically dangerous.

The deposit-based Norwegian approach to plastic bottle recycling is an attractive, effective one.

Some business groups oppose plastic straw bans because they see it as excessive regulation, but other groups have more practical issues with the bans.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Scientists may have finally figured out why ice sends us spinning out of control.

A new study suggests confusion can be a powerful learning tool, but only under the right circumstances.

Research out of Venice finds Irish dancing more helpful than physiotherapy for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

In times of stress and danger, the brain records more detailed memories.

The virtues of preparing a home-cooked meal for one's family has been extolled as the answer to all of our food problems, but is that realistic?

It can be easy to get dressed in the morning; the key is fewer options.