French residents spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among wealthy nations.

Global warming prompts some people think of gay rights and long-haired liberals.

How life began is one of life's great mysteries.

Add Hydroxycut to the "too good to be true" files.

5 Wild Diseases We Got From Animals

The pork industry bemoans the labeling of the latest health scare as "swine flu."

Swine flu evolved by stealing genetic code from other viruses.

Worried your memory will fade as you age? Don't think about it!

If a carefree childhood is a goal, Western society seems to be failing miserably.

The news that fat people could help save Earth by eating less generated big headlines.

Smarter people are better at earning and managing money, a new study suggests.

One type of sugar-free gum might reduce calorie intake in some people.

Nobody can say if laughter is the best medicine, but it certainly seems to help.

Getting a promotion might boost your salary and self-esteem, but it can be bad for you.

One type of plastic surgery has been at least partly buoyed by the bad times.

Indoor tanning raises the risk of skin cancer and causes wrinkles. So why do it?

Mom says her son had always wanted children.

Some morals are simple. Dark morals, not so.

It is not yet possible. In fact, it won't be for a long, long time.

Flavanols in chocolate stimulate blood flow to the brain.

People can guess pretty successfully what breed of dog a person might own just by looking at the owner.

Bees change careers, and their brains morph.

A drug given to kleptomaniacs took some of the fun out of stealing.

A special helmet reads brain activity, and then the arms and legs of Asimo move.