As he dipped his fingers into a bowl of rice and beans, one of my students whined, "Why do you always have to mess with our food?"At the time he made this comment, this student, along with the rest of our missi...

Oscar Meyer has developed an app that can wake iPhone users to the irresistible scent of bacon.This app isn't for everybody, and we're not just talking about vegans who most certainly would cry every morning at...

Teens who come from poorer homes and stressful environments tend to have sex earlier, new research suggests.The study, by researchers from the College of Human Ecology and the University of Texas, found that te...

Are e-cigarettes an alternative to regular cigarettes? Not among youth, it would seem. Oh, e-cigarettes are very popular among teens, but evidence suggests it doesn't curb their appetite for real smokes. Accord...

Marijuana has been legalized in two states, and its medicinal use has been authorized in several more. Many folks, especially youth, are beginning to see the drug as fairly benign; and a new study found that th...

With recreational marijuana use now legal in Colorado and Washington, lawmakers and organizations in those states have been trying to figure out how to deal with the new industry. The latest example: The Girl S...

12 Years a Slave, which won the 2014 Oscar for Best Picture, will become part of the public school curriculum on slavery, according to the National School Boards Association. The R-rated film will be paire...

Most adults think they know what to look for in depressed teens. They might be missing school or suddenly started drinking or using drugs. According to a new study, they might be overlooking some other warnings...

With their gated communities and phalanx of bodyguards, celebrities used to be almost unreachable for the average fan—unless the fan was prepared go to some seriously disturbing lengths. Now, thanks to Tw...

Luke 15 is one of the most familiar and compelling passages in all of Scripture. Jesus tells the story of the rebellious son who asks for his inheritance, wastes it on wild living, finally decides to come h...