This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help ...

Read a story about dogs, and you may remember it the next time you see one bounding through a park. That’s only possible because you have a unified concept of “dog” that isn’t tied to words or images ...

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When it comes to dogs, a yawn doesn't always mean they're sleepy. Pennsylvania SPCA animal advocate Carol Erickson explains what else your dog could be trying to tell you when they let out a yawn.

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases — a task once thought too ...

What did your teenager just say? Gone are the days of hearing Da Bomb, Phat, Dope, Wassup or Chillax. Now your child is spewing 6-7, Sigma or Huzz. It's straight Buggin. And, if you ask about it, ...

If you’ve ever taken even a cursory glance at a hurricane forecast, you’ve seen some version of the “cone of uncertainty.” It sounds like some other-dimensional realm of indecision, but it’s a ...

You’re at a bar and strike up a conversation with a cute guy. You have so much in common: You were both competitive college athletes, have the same taste in TV and movies, want to try a local hike you ...

Costco offers some pretty great deals — there’s no denying that. But did you know the price you see probably tells you way more about the product than you realized? You can generally find three types ...

A new study tested a device trained to translate four participants' inner thoughts. Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images In recent years, scientists have been working on technology that could help ...

If you’re wondering how to add money to Venmo, you’re not alone. While Venmo is best known for splitting dinner tabs and paying friends, some users prefer to keep money in their Venmo balance for ...

Have you ever looked at your phone and noticed that the time is 11:11 or 2:22 during a particularly life-changing moment? Or seen a series of digits, like 555, crop up in everyday contexts, such as on ...