Today in Research: Commuting's Harm; Debunking the Freshman 15
Sitting in traffic has been shown to raise heart attack risk, and the filthiest things you can touch on a commute to work are gas station pumps More »
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Sitting in traffic has been shown to raise heart attack risk, and the filthiest things you can touch on a commute to work are gas station pumps More »
One code-savvy, soon-to-be-former Google Reader user would rather create a new site for the RSS-feeds than switch to Google+ More »
The candidate responded to Politico's Sunday-evening story in an interview with Fox News on Monday More »
The Food and Drug Administration has a warning for Halloween: Eating too much black licorice can lead to irregular heart rhythm More »
Politico reported late Sunday night that two female employees left their jobs at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s More »
Netflix may be losing customers and stock value, but it's still taking up a huge portion of the country's bandwidth More »
St. Louis's 11th-inning victory over Texas was long and sloppy—and probably legendary More »
Verbal mimicry can link up couples. For comparison's sake, the Times' Well blog ran transcripts of a duo whose pronouns matches. More »
Recent products such as iPads, iPhones, and iPods get a lot of love More »
U.K. scientists introduce broccoli enhanced with nutrients while researchers in Washington debate the health benefits of yogurt More »
A new site allows people within a certain geographical area to set up private social networking sites More »
In 2006, Georgia filed a lien against the former Godfather's Pizza CEO for missed payments More »
The demise of Google Reader's share features is affecting a lot of people, from regular RSS-junkies to Iranian freedom fighters More »
On their way in to the office, gas pump handles -- not buttons or railings -- are the dirtiest thing that most Americans come into contact with More »
Yet again, the president has dared GOP lawmakers to oppose ideas they once backed. Will they keep criticizing him anyway? More »
Like the boxy mp3-players everybody once hated, the digital thermostat has long had great redesign potential More »
Buying versions of Lipitor, Plavix, and a slew of other big-name drugs will get much cheaper as their patents expire and they go generic More »
The Texas governor's flat-tax proposal has won him a prominent backer More »
A round-up of reviews of the much-hyped book, released today More »
Just a couple of weeks before the end of an allotted 120-day public comment period, the AP received a leaked copy of the new regulations More »
