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A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.

Parenting's ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.

Whether your holiday table has turkey or Tofurky this year, you're consuming a combination of proteins, fats and water.

With a few science-backed culinary tricks, you can make a delicious cranberry dish that's friendly to Type 1 diabetics.

The damage AI algorithms cause is not easily remedied. Breaking algorithmic harms into four categories results in pieces that better align with the law and points the way to better regulation.

Awkwardness is what happens in social interactions when you suddenly find yourself without a script to guide you through.

Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to quickly figure out what's going on and squash any outbreak before it spreads.

Mold growth happens in damp indoor areas and is difficult to prevent. It can be an annoyance but usually isn't harmful to your health.

Type 1 diabetes develops when the body destroys its own insulin-producing cells. Using stem cells to replace them could be a way to get around donor shortages and transplant complications.

In a world where algorithms increasingly shape everyday life, many works of art are beginning to reflect how intertwined we've become with computational systems.