Walking, even if it's on a treadmill, in front of a blank, boring wall, can at least double a person's creative output, when compared to sitting, remaining stationary, asserts new research from Stanford University.
Parents in search of better-behaved children at the dinner table may need to simply do one thing: cut up their food. That's the advice of researchers from Cornell University, who observed 12 elementary-level school children during a 4-H summer camp and found when the children, aged 6-10 years, ate foods they had to bite with their front teeth -- such as drumsticks, whole apples, or corn on the cob -- they seemed more agitated than when the same foods were cut up.
Rare Goblin Shark Caught in the Florida Keys: Only 2nd Ever Caught in Area Goblins don't exist. . . or do they? One Florida-based commercial fisherman is certainly scratching his head after reeling in a real life goblin shark.
A U-2 spy plane, used since the days of the Cold War, apparently triggered a computer system malfunction at a California air traffic control center that led to flight delays April 30 at several airports in the southwestern region of the country and kept planes headed into the area from other parts of the country grounded.
Ship exceeded cargo limit on almost every voyage in last 13 months. The Sewol ferry that sunk April 16 exceeded its cargo limit on 246 trips, almost every trip it made, in the last 13 months, according to documents.
Halley's Comet won't be visible by naked land-bound eyes again until 2061, but the meteors caused annually when Earth passes through its debris trail again flare across the night sky, May 5-6.
At a time when Eastern European politics has strained the relationship between the United States' and Russia's space programs, the only American woman to serve aboard the Russian Space Station Mir now has a spot in the U.S. Space Hall of Fame.
President Obama and comedian Joel Mchale let loose at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner, making fun of Obamacare, Chris Chrstie and Fox News, among many things.
Calling climate change the "defining issue of our time," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world's international community to develop concrete ways to stem greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the resistance of the planet.
Death toll increases in Odessa The government of Ukraine has "declared war" with pro-Russian rebels, reported the Telegraph. At the same time, Moscow cautioned that it had received numerous pleas for assistance from within its neighbor.
As "Dancing With the Stars" comes closer to the end, its contestants are feeling the pressure in more ways than one. Candace Cameron Bure has sought out help; Amy Purdy is already injured; and her partner Derek Hough has fallen victim to the rumor mill.
Despite low reviews from critics and mediocre approval from audience members, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has captured $35.5 million in its web during its opening weekend so far.
About 900,000 Americans die prematurely (before age 80) each year and 20 to 40 percent of those deaths were preventable, says new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
France is set to ban the import of live pigs, pork-based byproducts and pig sperm from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to ward off a virus that has killed millions of piglets in North America and Asia, a farm ministry official has confirmed.
In the race to colonize Mars, microbes may end up the big winners.So says new research from the International Space Station and which was included in the conclusions of three recent papers that appeared in the journal Astrobiology: : "Survival of Rock-Colonizing Organisms After 1.5 Years in Outer Space," " Resistance of Bacterial Endospores to Outer Space for Planetary Protection Purposes" and "Survival of Bacillus Pumilus Spores for a Prolonged Period of Time in Real Space Conditions."
Netflix's newest projects planned for 2015 include, the live-action superhero shows, and Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin. And what is new in streaming for the month of May.
