We have officially entered the era of robotics and at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas myriad were shown off. That ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Over half of Americans have either prediabetes or another type of diabetes, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which means that roughly 50% of people are looking for ways to ...

Your cholesterol levels—whether they are in range or dangerously high—are a key indicator of your risk of developing heart disease. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Cats may gobble their food in seconds, but the water bowl often goes untouched. And that can be a problem: staying properly hydrated is crucial for feline health. Dry cat food contains very little ...

MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the air. Instead of waiting hours for heat to evaporate the trapped water, the ...

The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential ...

Drinking water can help lower blood sugar if a person is dehydrated. This is because being dehydrated causes the blood to become more concentrated, which in turn raises blood glucose levels. Drinking ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Bubbles are usually the first sign that water’s coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this important step. Here’s what’s going on. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Studies show cats know their own names and the names of their companions, and can recognize human emotions, even changing their own behavior in response. Despite all this, humans still routinely ...