Being well-groomed goes beyond simply dressing sharp and having well-tended hair and nails. It also means standing up straight and projecting dignity and confidence. Act as if Mom Is Watching A well-groomed person projects confidence in public at all times, which means no fidgeting in your seat, zero tugging at undergarments, no twiddling of thumbs,…

Come on, you know you do it. Whether you’re in the trusted company of your spouse, or sneaking a quick one when you think nobody’s looking, we all pick our noses. Other primates do it too. The social stigma around nose picking is widespread. But should we really be doing it – and what should…

Q: At my Yorkshire terrier’s recent wellness visit, we saw a new veterinarian, a woman with surprisingly long fingernails. My Yorkie needed to have her anal sacs emptied, as she often does, and I was afraid the vet’s long nails would hurt her, so I asked that someone else empty them. Was my request rude…

Your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory Petri dish, researchers report. It’s not just the trapped leftovers that make the cornucopia of microbes swarming around so happy and productive, it’s the structure of the sponge itself. In a series of experiments, researchers show how various microbial species can affect one…

As freelancers and entrepreneurs, most of us probably don’t have to set our alarm clocks for a 9-to-5 schedule. While this is an advantage for independence and creativity, the downside is that we are never formally not working—we can default to working on projects late at night or as soon as we wake up in…