A good leader surrounds him- or herself with the brightest team possible.

Websites aren't just bits of information floating in nothingness until appearing on a computer screen. They can have significant environmental impacts that ought not go unchecked.

Reported cases of chickenpox, measles, mumps, and whooping cough are in the news. The keys to preventing their spread include vaccination and keeping away from communicable individuals.

The German car maker hopes to roll out this new technology by 2020. You'll never have to hand your keys to the valet again.

The planet's life expectancy is up to 71.5 years according to a new study. This is a six-year improvement from 1990.

Instead of outsourcing your company's brand evangelism you can just treat your employees well. Happy employees will advocate for your brand for free.

Sony Pictures has cancelled the Christmas Day release of the action-comedy film "The Interview" amid terrorist threats that may or may not be linked to North Korea.

A mysterious burst of methane detected by the Curiosity rover has NASA scientists wondering whether it could be a sign of life.

Florida-based startup Magic Leap has been the talk of the tech world ever since securing a major grant from Google. Now it's hired a respected sci-fi author to help guide their work.

A British charity profiled this week by The Guardian takes an outside-the-box approach to helping patients in mental health wards.

A new startup in Boston is helping hospitals save money by pooling resources and sharing expensive, not-often-used equipment.

Trying to enact change is hard, particularly when the culture you want shifted is arranged in a way that promotes the status quo.

A new report out of France suggests a link between eating chili peppers and boosted levels of testosterone, which makes men more adventurous and enterprising.

An English teacher explains why parents who want their kids to love reading need to let them choose their own books.

Taste scientists are still uncertain as to how and why taste buds work the way they do, but that doesn't mean they haven't figured out ways to "hack" your senses.

Despite worries that inevitable automation will swallow up only low-skill jobs, one writer thinks that doctors should be legitimately concerned about the prospect of computers performing their jobs better.

Life360 is a free app that allows family members to track each other via smartphone GPS. While some call it a surveillance/curfew app, the founder explains that its real purpose is to help make emergencies more manageable. 

Couples therapy is often a last-ditch attempt to save a faltering relationship. Navigating the potential obstacles that arise in therapy can be the difference between "let's stay together" and "let's break up."

A viral music video featuring several fascinating sound experiments is making its rounds across the internet this week. The song title, "Cymatics," refers to the science of visualizing audio frequencies. 

Even if you're unemployed, it's important to evaluate every offer so as to not sign on for a job that doesn't suit your needs.