It's Everywhere!

Coffitivity was inspired by recent research showing that the whoosh of espresso machines and caffeinated chatter typical of most coffee shops creates just the right level of ambient noise to stimulate creativity.

In the new study, the scientists concluded that chronic jet lag has serious side effects, including stupidity.

Studies have shown that if there’s some visible, omnipresent monitor of your negative behavior you’re far more likely to correct it. That’s the idea behind personal activity-tracking bracelets like the Nike FuelBand.

On the eve of the vote to choose Egypt’s first president since the removal of Hosni Mubarak, a pervasive lawlessness is the biggest change in daily life since the revolution.

The environment in which we live may be even more important than either genetics or our individual food choices in determining the prevalence of obesity.

These are Hong Kong’s colorful high-rises, the most prevalent form of housing in one of the planet's most vertical cities. Photographer Michael Wolf transforms the city's ubiquitous architecture into stunning works of art.

Flimsy, translucent, and so cheap to produce they seem almost free, plastic shopping bags are everywhere. But a backlash is growing, due to the ubiquity of bag waste.