P.T. Barnum was mostly correct, but he underestimated both the number of suckers, and how often they are born. Proof of this exists in the form of a company that is probably going to make a ton of money by marketing water that contains an imaginary molecule, which is supposed to turn you into Superman. It won't.

In a record-breaking experiment, researchers from University of Oxford have been able to allow an embryo to develop up to 13 days, beating the previous record of nine days. Knowledge of the biochemical processes taking place will prove invaluable for developmental biologists and people struggling with infertility.

Why do we bust a move every time we hear a good jingle? Science says it's kind of in our brains to do so— the power of the rhythm gets us every time.

Maintaining freshness of fragile fruits, such as berries, is a daunting issue since they rapidly lose water and quickly become unappealing. But some new technology using the silk protein fibroin may soon help tackle this source of food waste. 

The type of cognitive strategy chosen could help protect an individual from the negative sequelae of traumatic events. A new study reveals that a technique called "concrete information processing" could be used to prevent intrusive thoughts (a hallmark of PTSD), and blunt emotional responses to subsequent distressing situations.

Big Pharma gets a bad rap today, but that was not always the case. Edward Robinson Squibb once created a new technology used by every hospital in America, and then gave it away for free.

For someone with celiac disease, sticking to a gluten-free regimen away from home is, at best, stressful -- and it can be potentially dangerous, because it’s impossible to tell if food contains gluten. As May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month, we spotlight a cool innovation that takes the guesswork out of eating gluten free.

A new robotic surgical technique has been developed by scientists and surgeons at the Sheikh Zayed Institute of Pediatric Surgical Innovation in Washington, DC that removes the need for a surgeon's hands. It also outperforms manual surgery as well as existing robot-assisted surgery.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued its ruling on regulation of tobacco products, which now include e-cigarettes. Here's what that means for the marketplace, and for public health.

Mexico slapped a tax on soda as a way of helping control obesity and diabetes, officials there said. But now that soda sales have risen and the additional tax money is rolling in, what will they do?