Bowls made of mushrooms, cups fashioned from seaweed, and detergent-style pods for food: Designers are creating ephemeral alternatives to plastic. But are we ready to accept them?

Skipping breakfast can cloud focus and tilt mood for hours, even if you swear you’re not hungry, research finds.

I went vegan for the animals, but something else started changing—and it showed up in my skin, nails, and hair.

At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch and a ...