The next time you get a trophy on a smartphone app, it might not be from a game. Gamification has spread into all kinds of online areas.

Dear Eric: My husband has a sister who is widowed and lives out of state. She usually makes an annual visit and stays at our home for about four days. She is kind and genuinely interested in our ...

Royal Ascot kicked off yesterday, with the royal family out in force. I was on the ground on the day, and luckily got to see King Charles, Queen Camilla and other royal family members riding in their ...

If someone used a large truck to deliver one envelope across the street, what would your reaction be? You would probably say it worked, but it was wasteful. The envelope arrived, but the method made ...

A new study from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln sheds light on how parental smoking shapes adolescents' attitudes and use of both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, finding that fathers' ...

It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects. By Brad ...

Today’s topic is not pretty, but unless you have $8,000 earmarked for dental care, it could prevent a lot of pain -- both dental and financial. Periodontal disease is an infection that destroys the ...

Imagine it's the 1980s or early '90s, and there's a queue for the pay phone in a college dorm hallway. Students line up, waiting their turn for the once-a-week, brief check-in with a parent. That was ...

Neuroscientist Miia Kivipelto’s life’s work has been about preventing dementia. Now, at 52, she has begun thinking more about her own vulnerability. “Midlife is the time,” said Kivipelto, a ...

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Gordon Ramsay with his arms folded standing in front of a car with a Gordon Ramsay decal on it. - Denise Truscello/Getty Images Despite Gordon Ramsay's status as a highly decorated restaurateur and ...

If you want to lower your risk of getting a chronic illness or disease, having habits in place that help you avoid high levels of inflammation is key. Chronic, high levels of inflammation can lead to ...