They were floored by the results. Everyone’s picked up food fast to prevent contamination — but is this method tried and true or merely an old wives’ tale? A Chicago microbiologist has put the ...

Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies have found that food picks up germs as soon as it hits the floor, regardless of how ...

“I thought it would be fun for people to know all the little nastiness that we don’t think about every day,” Chicago microbiologist Nicholas Aicher said Getty;howdirtyis/TikTok Nicholas Aicher — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Research reveals that an intervention of a mere five seconds is all it takes to ...

In long-term relationships, it’s not abnormal for small confrontations to snowball into larger ones. Minor grievances seemingly offer partners a soapbox for airing their much greater relational ...