Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.

Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.

"Used child essentials are often more cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and convenient," but parents aren't sure how to assess safety.

As the government’s oldest consumer protection agency, the FDA has long butted up against drugmakers, activists and politicians. But undermining its work could be harmful to patient health and safety.

Many airline passengers find planes uncomfortable and the industry unreliable. A new study offers 11 tips on how to improve flying.

Automatic subscription renewals may boost subscribers in the short term, but it's a bad strategy over time, a working paper finds.

Retailers of adaptive clothing must make changes to satisfy an increasingly diverse customer base, a new study finds.

What gets a company to do better after a mistake, such as product recalls? New research finds some surprising answers.

People who are told by a retailer about gun cable locks when they purchase a firearm are more than twice as likely to use them, a new study shows.

Direct-to-consumer advertising works at selling drugs. A new study shows, though, that it may not work so well at promoting treatments that are significantly better than other options.