Lifestyle

Fabiola Mann, 15, of Harrow-on-the-Hill scored 162 on the 2012 Mensa IQ test — two points above Einstein and Hawking — and hoped to study medicine at Cambridge.

For cancer patients facing the physical and emotional toll of treatment, companion animals can provide comfort, structure, and a quieter kind of support.

No magic, no crash diets: three rules for weight loss that actually hold up — eat honestly, move daily, and fix your sleep before your supplements.

Chai, Chat With Books is a small suburban book club of eight women who share a love of reading over tea, chaat, and lively conversation.

A 2012 school debate in Tennessee asked a fair question: if homework is practice, why score it like a test? The case for and against grading homework.

In 2012, Indian-Americans were petitioning the USPS for a Diwali stamp — a campaign, led by Ranju Batra's Diwali Stamp Project, that finally succeeded four

Farm stays and harvest holidays: why some travelers are trading beach resorts for dawn milking, muddy boots, and a week of a farmer's life.

Weight loss is not magic and never instant. If the weight took months or years to put on, losing it takes time too — steady habits beat crash diets.

Gaithersburg Elementary scrapped worksheets in 2012 and assigned only 30 minutes of nightly reading — and test scores held up.

Stanford and Northwestern researchers taught volunteers a 30-character password without ever telling them — using a Guitar Hero-style game.

A 2012 European Heart Journal study of 43,265 people found a subset of obese people at normal risk of heart disease and cancer — if they were fit.

McDonald's announced its first all-vegetarian outlets near Amritsar's Golden Temple and the Vaishno Devi shrine — a milestone for the Big Mac empire.

Cosmetic procedures promise confidence, but the brochures skip the risks. An honest look at what surgery can and cannot change, and the questions to ask first.

Dhoom 3 took over downtown Chicago in 2012 — Aamir Khan's villain, Abhishek and Uday Chopra's cops, and a river shoot that stopped traffic.

Sony's Bravia XBR-84X900, unveiled at IFA 2012: an 84-inch 4K LED TV at 3840x2160 — four times Full HD — with 4K X-Reality Pro upscaling.

The American groom was once the top prize in India's marriage market. Brides' families are looking twice — and often looking away.

Besse Cooper turned 116 — one of only eight people ever to do so. Her secret, per Guinness: mind your own business, and don't eat junk food.

Women were told to fear the weight room. The men had it right all along: lift heavy, eat enough, rest — and stop doing endless cardio.

Facebook has killed the mystery of school reunions — so why do people still go? On nostalgia, comparison anxiety, and the ones worth attending.

The One of a Kind artisan exhibition in Naperville brought together dozens of Midwestern makers — ceramics, jewelry, textiles — with a growing South Asian