A lack of social connection may have a negative impact on your physical health, new research suggests.

All you need to avoid lower back pain is a steady exercise program and a bit of education.

This opposition, which occurs every 2 years, is considered relatively favorable and precedes another event when Mars will be at its closest to Earth all year.

Video: Assignment Earth explains why residents and government authorities are determined to clean up and revive the Gowanus Canal.

Once isolated to the Central Valley, the hybrid tumbleweed Salsola ryanii is making moves — and fast.

The FDA is investigating potentially regulating added caffeine.

New survey finds that 40 percent of parents disregard warning labels and give cough and cold medicine to young kids.

The Food and Drug Administration is lowering the current acceptable amount of arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion to 10.

About 16 percent of hot sauces tested from Mexico and South America had lead in them. If you’re concerned about the lead in your hot sauce, try making your own.

While cigarette sales are slumping, sales for cigars have more than doubled in the last decade.

Almost 600 dogs have died and thousands more have fallen ill in an outbreak linked to jerky treats made in China.

The use-at-home device that treats migraines with a pulse of magnetic energy has shown significant promise in clinical trials.

No illness related to the recall have been reported, and shoppers should be wary of jars with a "Best Buy" date of June 16, 2015.

The Food and Drug Administration is launching its first national campaign to prevent and reduce smoking among young people.

Azodicarbonamide is a chemical that's used in foam rubber products, but in the U.S., it can also be found in breads.

People should be cautions about using two new weight-loss drugs because it's not clear whether they increase the risk for heart problems.

The Environmental Working Group’s food database turns up nearly 500 supermarket foods that contain azodicarbonamide.

Funding for many fresh fruits and vegetables increased with the new guidelines, but white potatoes have been excluded. Why?

Jerky dog treats made in China have been linked to 1,000 dog deaths and illness in three people.

The FDA issued a statement, and then a clarification about that statement, about aging cheese on wood. What does it mean?

When there’s no take back program for unneeded or expired medications, the Pill Terminator makes them unpalatable to people and animals.

The FDA hasn't confirmed Chinese-made treats are dangerous, but there are concerns the jerky treats have sickened or killed thousands of U.S. pets.

Seven people have died from an outbreak of listeria associated with apples. A California packing company has recalled Granny Smith, Gala and caramel apples.

The company is voluntarily recalling 30,000 cases of Classic Hummus. Find out if you have the affected products in your refrigerator.

The makers of Almond Breeze are being sued for false advertising, and it's a reminder not to believe everything you read on a package.

FDA floats proposal that would set 10% of total calories as the standard. So, if you drink a 16-ounce soda, you're done.

The USDA says this method of tampering with a food's genes is not the same as genetically modifying it.

At a single Starbuck location, a whooping 378 people bought coffee for the person behind them.

But don't be put off by the headline: I'm excited about what I'm hearing about what's coming next year.

Neapolitan pies are served with a hint of smog in San Vitaliano.

A new batch of full service restaurants bring deserved respectability and dignity to those in need.

Smart people at McDonald's just solved the biggest milkshake problem of our time with Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal (STRAW).

At Urban Village Brewing Company in Philadelphia, the pizza dough is started with yeast captured from the air in Old City.

By making patties from beef and mushrooms, Sonic is reducing the carbon footprint of its burgers while adding nutrition.

The law also affects convenience stores and vending machines.

A California restaurant asks families with loud children to leave.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

A new study done in Boston eases concerns about contamination from the city environment that could be in foraged foods.

Your water won't 'go bad' after that date, but there are good reasons it's on the bottle.

Which microwaves hacks are worth using, which aren't worth your time and which one is a party game changer?

Would you eat meat infused with seaweed? Scientists want to put it in your hot dogs and burgers.

Weed killer glyphosate is being carried by foraging bees back to their hives — even organic bee hives.

Just because you know certain foods by a particular color doesn’t mean it’s natural.

Today, a Bradford heir is resurrecting the fruit and using the proceeds to fund the drilling of fresh water wells around the world.

At Global Seed Network's peer-to-peer online network, people can share rare and heirloom seeds for free.

After World War II, a government program called Atoms for Peace aimed to find a peaceful use for nuclear power. And thus, the atomic garden was born.

Carey Gillam’s book "Whitewash" finds that glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup, is everywhere – and evidence that it causes harm has been suppressed.

The end of artificial preservatives may be near — thanks to the power of plants and phytonutrients called flavanoids.

Those food storage beeswax cloths and bags you've been noticing? They work.

Chickens with ankle monitors and spinach with trackers can tell consumers a lot about their food — including whether it's tainted.