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A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

There's a fundamental question you can ask of both the internet and real life: "How do I enjoy my time here without taking unnecessary risks?" In grass-touching meatspace, you can cut out processed ...

Amy Poehler produces the film, a revisionist take on the classic "Cinderella" fairy tale. According to the logline, the film will star Wong and Hsu as the Evil Stepsisters, traditionally villains in ...

With the completion of this weekend's conference championship games, bowl season in college football is right around the corner, with the bowl matchups and assignments trickling in on Sunday. The ...

New research suggests that taking 3,000 steps or more a day can lower the risk of cognitive decline, even in people who are high risk. More steps had even greater benefits. Researchers discovered that ...

When Basic Books Group president and publisher Lara Heimert told her mom that she was going to work at the Hachette division's flagship imprint, back in 2005, she was elated. "My mother said, Oh, they ...

New research suggests a new step count goal for older adults. The step count is approachable for many. Walking just one to two days a week can lead to big cardiovascular benefits—doctors weigh in.

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These techniques can help you handle the ups and downs of daily life. By Jancee Dunn I have an odd place that I like to visit when I’m unsettled: the Stop & Shop grocery store in my town. The whole ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft has released the source code for the BASIC version it developed in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor, a central component of many early home computers, The Register reports. As far back as ...