Lydia Patrick is a Newsweek Life and Trends Reporter based in London, focusing on emerging trends, human interest stories, and women's issues. She previously uncovered a growing pattern of knife crime ...

The Swiffer WetJet cloths and Swiffer WetJet Multipurpose Cleaner promise to mop up spills without you're having to use a bucket, but a widespread e-mail-based rumor claims the products might actually ...

Gianfranco Zaccai, founder of the Continuum consulting firm in Newton, is a pet lover, which may help explain why his staff invented the Swiffer, the floor-cleaning tool with the bright green handle ...

Procter & Gamble's Swiffer brand has teamed up with DreamWorks Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies to become the official cleaner of the studios' upcoming motion picture, "Hotel for Dogs," releasing on ...

I received this e-mail about Swiffer WetJet killing dogs and would like to know if it is true. Should pet owners be alerted? Please do all animal lovers a big service. -- S.C., Tulsa. Swiffer WetJet ...

True of False is a new feature that takes a look at some popular beliefs and theories related to pets as well as the animals themselves. If you have heard something that needs a definitive answer, ...

IN “Dog Whisperer” with Cesar Millan, now in its sixth season on the National Geographic Channel, several episodes have featured vacuum cleaners that send dogs into a barking frenzy. With tactics like ...