Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a ...

Rushing to get to work in the morning, we grab our coat, bag and keys and – invariably – steal a glance at the clock to check that we are running on time. The passing of time is so integral to our day ...

New research in Brain & Behavior has found a link between screen time and adolescents' sleep quality and beliefs about healthy lifestyles. In the study of 700 teens attending two high schools in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members, from left, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter reveal the Doomsday ...

Social security benefits can act as a financial safety net for both individuals and families. The payments provide cushions for people who are retired or disabled and ensure they can still support ...

When considering an application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), the most critical advice is not to delay. The optimal time to start your application is immediately upon realizing that ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Research suggests that eating dinner earlier is best ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

One afternoon in December 2025, Jamie Pastorello, an officer with the Syracuse Police Department, was parked in his car finishing paperwork when he noticed a woman struggling up a hill with a ...