Lifestyle

The foraging movement went mainstream: many plants dismissed as weeds — dandelion greens first among them — are edible, nutritious, and genuinely delicious.

In June 2012, a world-renowned parasitologist was ejected from a Barnes & Noble children's section — because a shopper felt 'uneasy' about a man alone.

Research complicates the more-is-better view of exercise: excessive training carries real risks, scientists warned, though inactivity remains the bigger danger.

Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton hit Allison Melnick's birthday party in June 2012 — the formerly feuding pair's friendship, visibly back on.

A survey found 96% of women feel guilt daily vs 70% of men. Is it conscience, conditioning, or the impossible standard of doing everything at once?

Couples who work out together stick with it longer and report higher satisfaction. The science of social accountability — and the Koehler effect that makes

Snigdha Nandipati's 2012 Scripps win on 'guetapens' made five straight Indian-American champions — and turned the spelling bee into a study of preparation

Antilia — Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey Mumbai residence — remains the sharpest symbol of India's inequality debate: obscene excess, or a family's private money?

India's Supreme Court ruled that sex obtained through a false promise of marriage constitutes rape under the IPC — a major statement on consent in Indian law.

A Swiss woman died of starvation after attempting 'Breatharianism' — living on sunlight alone. The medical verdict on the lethal belief is unambiguous.

A 2012 study exposed extreme vanity sizing — Armani's '33-inch' jeans measured far larger. Why the clothing industry lies to you about your waist.

A five-year-old arrived at school with 89 grams of marijuana in a backpack. The headlines wrote themselves — but the real story is about a child's

Can street smarts be taught? A look at whether parents can pass on the ability to read situations, spot danger, and navigate unfamiliar environments.

Desmond Hatchett of Knoxville fathered 30 children with 11 women by 2012 — and his minimum-wage income left some mothers receiving .49 a month in child support.

Denmark tried a fat tax in 2011 and repealed it in 2012; Mexico's sugary-drink tax worked better. The economics and the liberty debate behind taxing

No living writer knows censorship like Salman Rushdie. His decades-long argument: censorship protects the powerful, never the weak — and it has only

Satyamev Jayate aired in 2012 without commercial breaks — a deliberate choice that changed how India watched television tackle female foeticide and child abuse.

High triglycerides raise heart-disease risk even when cholesterol looks normal. What they are, the NCEP ranges, and the food-first steps that bring them down.

A May 2012 study: one US child under three lands in the ER every four hours from a bottle, pacifier, or sippy cup — mostly from falls while walking.

When 'Satyamev Jayate' debuted in May 2012, critics attacked Aamir Khan's emotions instead of the issues. Film critic Subhash K.