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During a routine military training exercise some years ago, two skydivers collided about 1,000 feet above the desert floor east of San Diego.

Being a parent means being always on the edge, always vigilant. That's why so many were dumbfounded to hear reports recently that a University of California, Irvine professor had driven to work and forgotten to take his 10-month-old son out of the car.

The ideas come in a swarm, and they can be good ones: Move to Prague and teach English. Study jazz piano in the early-morning hours. Start a dot-com; hike the Appalachian Trail; write an opera.

A noninvasive technique shows promise in improving the working memory of older adults

The world’s most ambitious effort to treat depression, anxiety and other common mental illnesses is under way

Hypnosis transports some people beyond serenity and absorption to a state of pure silliness.