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The ability to read colleagues' emotions at work indirectly predicts annual income, a recent study finds.

Marketers are missing out on a cultural segment of U.S. population called out as the "New Heartland," report says.

Unlike competition, rivalry is personal, and it can either have a profoundly positive or negative impact on overall performance.

A new study reveals that this factor can play a major role in how your morning brew tastes.

Your scribbles can act like a crutch, providing an excuse to stop paying attention because, hey, you're writing it down...

Consider some of these unconventional techniques for relieving stress and bringing focus before that important summit.

Unfortunately, that doesn't translate into eating all the chocolate in sight.

The entrepreneurial realm offers an ocean of opportunity. However, with such opportunity also comes a propensity for confusion.

Companies like Luminosity that are making 'brain games' are capitalizing on older individuals' fears of cognitive decline by making 'exaggerated and misleading claims' unfounded in scientific evidence, they contend.

Wireless experts note that the tests could simply be basic research that does not ultimately lead to new products or services.

In collaborative professional sports, too many elite players can detract from a team's overall performance, according to a recent study.

John O'Keefe, Mary-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser discovered place and grid cells, which help us navigate space and build mental maps of our surroundings – a major breakthrough for Alzheimer's research.

MIT's Laboratory for Social Machines now has access to every public tweet ever made...for research, of course.

Google-backed biotech company Calico has also forged a partnership with a Chicago-based biopharmaceutical firm to develop age-defying drugs.

Here's how to use the scientific method to achieve success as an entrepreneur.

Some advice for franchisees on how to decide whether a trip to your franchise's home turf makes sense.

The widespread outrage directed at Facebook for manipulating its users' emotions has the dating site, which has been routinely running experiments on its own users, perplexed.

The other half of a leadership and marketing consulting firm describes the keys to running a business with the person you married.

In delivering a business pitch about a novel invention, be sure to bolster your presentation with facts and know your audience.

Professors doing original research and entrepreneurs looking for the next great innovation have much in common.

With our attention spans shorter than ever, a new study found that people are willing to go to shocking lengths to avoid sitting still.