There are plenty of unanswered questions about the origin of life on Earth. But the research community has largely reached consensus that one of the key steps was the emergence of an RNA molecule that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Strangers want to make small talk with me while waiting in grocery checkout lines, at bus stops, at the bank, during flights, etc. I do not want to make friends with strangers every ...

Bank of Montreal will replace its Air Miles program with Blue Rewards, while Shell Canada plans to join the Scene+ network, marking two major shifts in how Canadians will earn and use loyalty points.

The data, from a study led by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, looked into how small interpersonal slights by managers can impact work output. The study looked at retail employees, ...

New research suggests specific, small lifestyle changes may make a big impact on lifespan and healthspan. Even just a few minutes of activity and adding a half serving of vegetables to your plate may ...

Known for acting in big movies like the Twilight series, Kristen Stewart shows another side of herself in her arthouse debut as a writer and director. As she told Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, ...

A team of engineers has made major strides in generating the tiniest earthquakes imaginable. The team’s device, known as a surface acoustic wave phonon laser, could one day help scientists make more ...

Mary Morehouse of Insight Counseling Duluth says tiny habits are effective for improving mood. Small actions create momentum since the brain responds to immediate success by releasing dopamine, which ...

Like many dogs, Max the Chorkie is a creature of habit. He loves a meal as much as any pup, and his favorite pastime is bonding with his twin sister Pumpkin, but nothing gets in the way of this senior ...

Nine shellfish aquaculture producers deployed about 435,000 baby oysters across two restoration reef sites in the Barnegat and Great Bay region in November as part of an ongoing conservation ...