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If Kourtney Kardashian and Mayim Bialik do it, is it good for you? Pills made from a woman's placenta are being promoted for postpartum depression. But there's no evidence they help, a review finds.

Our list of the best reads highlights a gripping story of parents' grief, a take on Stephen Curry's bringing his daughter to a news conference, and more.

Scientists have created "seed pillows" to bolster native seeds. It's no coincidence that those seed pillows look like brown ravioli.

Scientists have created "seed pillows" to bolster native seeds. It's no coincidence that those seed pillows look like brown ravioli.

During a drought 100 years ago, the city hired a "moisture accelerator" named Charles Hatfield make it rain.

Many of today's fitness trends can be traced back to the pioneering programs of the YMCA.

It made headlines last month: Suicide is the top cause of death for girls 15 to 19. Is the data reliable? And if so, what's going on?

Travel (near and far), literary souvenirs and the crucial companionship of humankind's best friend are the subjects of the books on Maureen Corrigan's early summer reading list.

The system was considered a triumph by the Soviets, but was built by the same ruthless means that helped cause a famine, which killed millions in the 1930s.

Astoria officials and locals have been scratching their heads, trying to figure out how to get rid of the ubiquitous barking sea lions that have arrived by the thousands this year on the city's docks. But now, the city may be bringing in the big guns, or should I say, whale.