Whether you're conducting an interview, giving performance evaluation, or leading a meeting, a certain degree of craftsmanship goes into every query.

The online tool Start A Garden offers amateur green thumbs useful tips for growing veggies no matter where they live.

Advances in download speed, digital storage, and device capabilities have led to an audiobook renaissance. With such a rising demand for spoken entertainment, could the dormant audio drama format make a mainstream comeback?

The latest Scholastic Kids Family Reading Report is out and among its many findings is a reiteration of how important it is to allow children a degree of autonomy when planning their reading routines.

Moans, groans, and gripes release stress hormones in the brain.

As of this posting, researchers in England have raised £38,124 to fund the world's first study of the brain on LSD. 

Those who have spent extended amounts of time testing Apple's new Watch find that it shifts the way they use their iPhones.

Jane Hsu, principal of P.S. 116 in New York City, cites research that suggests students up until fifth grade would benefit more from playing and spending time with family. 

Remember to set your clocks tonight if you live somewhere that observes daylight saving time. In the meantime, we can question why so much of the world sticks with outdated Imperial Time. 

Swiss researchers, operating with the knowledge that kids learn better when able to teach their skills to other pupils, have developed a robot student to assist with lessons in penmanship.

The 114-year-old liberal arts women's college in Virginia announced this week that it will close this summer despite having $86 million in its endowment.

Two psychologists and a composer have created music specially configured to arouse interest in cats. You can listen to the experiments, called Cat Ballads and Kitty Ditties.

The Facebook CEO says he won't hire anyone to work directly below him unless he'd feel comfortable if roles were reversed. It's a simple way of saying, "Hire team players who share your values."

Criticisms from animal rights activists and concerns for the elephants' welfare have prompted the "Greatest Show on Earth" to retire its pachyderm performers in three years' time.

The author of a new book about the habits of successful creative people explains why rebuffing, rebutting, and straight up just saying "no" will fuel your endeavors.

Most people have their doctor's ear for about 10 minutes during a routine examination. It's vital to prepare a strategy that will get most if not all of your questions answered.

Psychologists who were becoming bored with the internet by the late '90s only had to wait a few more years before the ultimate Petri dish of human thought and behavior emerged. 

The author of a new book on straightening out bad personal habits recently offered a basic glimpse into her anti-sabotage playbook.

Plenty of careers previously thought to be untouchable by automation have already experienced robotic disruption.

Japanese owners of the Aibo brand of robot dogs revere their electric pets so much they hold funerals for them when they break down.