Sarah Sloat

It's weird, isn't it? Parents lie to their kids about a mysterious, bearded gift-giver, only to set them up for inevitable heartbreak. Except, it's not so simple.

Despite some recent high-profile hirings, the gender balance in high-level business positions hasn't changed much.

New research reveals that most college-age people in Southern California—regardless or sex or socioeconomic background—use uptalk.

Four ways keeping a secret is bad for you.

What kind of person wants to become the world's fastest cucumber eater?

With what seems a never-ending list of wanna-be states, why hasn't there been a successful secession since 1863?

Could this code be the new way to remember the dead?

Despite dropping crime rates and research proving their ineffectiveness, dummy security cameras keep selling.

With Jurassic World set to hit theaters in the summer of 2015, we take a look at what the franchise got wrong, right, and vaguely correct.

You wouldn't know it from the advertising, but young mothers are among the biggest consumers of carbonated pick-me-ups.

But that doesn't mean that it can't help.

New research shows that time seems to move faster as we get older because we're more stressed.

While it might seem like a way for people to spend money and do some good, is it really the best way to enact any meaningful change?

Oh, you haven't heard? Beyoncé got a haircut.

Over the past five years, wine has made massive gains in the hearts of Americans.

Thousands of American fairs bring in billions of dollars every year. Yet they're still as weird as ever.

Despite the growing number of multigenerational homes and efforts by researchers to prove otherwise, grandparents do not enjoy living with children.

Why are non-Brits so concerned with the newly-born royal baby?

Shark Week is coming! You're probably excited, and that's kind of strange.

A new computer model that maps violence patterns in urban areas says that it would.

New research shows that sad songs actually create positive emotions.

With rumors of a Guillermo del Toro-directed film adaptation swirling, today seems like the perfect time to revisit Kurt Vonnegut's famous novel.

With 200,000 people expected to flock to Gettysburg for the 150th anniversary of the battle, Civil War reenactments still appear to be going strong.

While video games are frequently sexist, new research says that the same applies to the people playing them.

The Brazilian middle class is bigger than ever, and that's why they're so fed up.

Gender equality and world hunger.

Freeway capping could solve a bunch of problems for Los Angeles.

If the most-recent iteration of the Superman franchise was considered a failure, why make another?

When will it pop?

A new study shows that more women with breast cancer are choosing a mastectomy over a lumpectomy. Could money be playing a role in the decision?

That new glow-in-the-dark cockroach isn't only the scariest bug you've ever seen.

From the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition to the murder trial of George Zimmerman, events you should be aware of.

The Tokyo Electric Power company is apologizing to nearby residents once again as tons of radioactive water leak from its busted tanks.

University-sponsored lust. Plus, six other Deadly Sins from the week's news.

The plight of the nocturnal ambulator. Plus, six other deadly sins from the week's news.

For Valentine's Day, a roundup of recent research on romance and relationships.

You might be surprised at the depths smell-ologists will go to replicate the sweet usefulness of ambergris. A look at their quest—plus, six other deadly sins in the news this week.

Greedy beer-lovers are now paying triple-digit prices for their beloved ales. A look at their greed—plus, six other deadly sins in the news this week.

Put those resolutions down and commence to transgressing. While the “seven deadly sins” may seem a misty morality lesson from the past, the cardinal vices are always with us–even in the strait-laced arena of research. Hold on to your souls for a quick rundown of how findings announced this last week reflect our sinful natures.

While the “seven deadly sins” may seem a misty morality lesson from the past, the cardinal vices are always with us–even in the strait-laced arena of academic research. Hold on to your souls for a quick rundown of how findings announced this last week alone reflect our sinful natures.

While the "seven deadly sins" may seem a misty morality lesson from the past, the cardinal vices are always with us--even in the strait-laced arena of academic research. Hold on to your souls for a quick rundown of how findings announced this last week alone reflect our sinful natures.

A decision to lower the voting age from 18 is making waves in Argentina.