For most of our recorded history, civilizations found ways to survive in almost every kind of environment our Earth has to offer. Humans want to build our homes in places where we, our families, and our children can thrive. So why would societies build on the slopes of something as volatile as a volcano? …
VW Electric Van Available 2022 When Volkswagen revealed its electric van as a concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2017, they didn’t say whether they would produce it for sale. However, later that year in December, VW confirmed that the van will, in fact, be available for sale in 2022. (1, 2) Volkswagen …
Couscous vs quinoa is a great question for those of us just starting to eat healthier after 40. It was all mashed potatoes and pasta as staples until a few years ago at our house. As I have transitioned to healthier meals, couscous and quinoa have made it to my shopping lists. Maybe you are …
Chris Hemsworth flew to a location shoot for a National Geographic documentary, expecting to run, jump, swim, and endure. He had signed on to explore human longevity through physical challenges, the kind of content that suited a man who had spent years building one of the most recognizable physiques in cinema. What he did not …
When CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled deep into the Bolivian Amazon, he expected to find a community shaped by hardship. What he found instead has since become one of the more quietly startling stories in modern medical research. Deep in the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia, roughly 17,000 people known as the Tsimané live in …
Science has a long history of being confidently wrong. For most of the 20th century, the medical establishment held a view of autism that was not just incorrect but actively harmful to the families it affected. Overturning that view took decades of careful research, two landmark studies, and a gradual shift in how geneticists understood …
Drinking the right meal replacement shake for women’s weight loss is the foundation you need to lose weight, build muscle and maintain good health. There are many protein shakes to lose weight for women, but I am going to share with you the one that worked for me – and I’m still drinking it 8 …
Mia Heller was not looking for a science fair project when she picked up her local newspaper a few years ago. She was just a teenager in Warrenton, Virginia, scanning headlines over breakfast. But one article stopped her cold. It reported that her neighborhood’s tap water was contaminated with PFAS chemicals and microplastic pollution, and …
Something in the human brain can go wrong in ways that modern medicine still cannot fix. Every year, more than 14,000 Americans learn they have glioblastoma, a cancer so aggressive and so resistant to treatment that most patients survive barely more than a year after diagnosis. Surgery can remove parts of it, but the cancer …
When a mother in Bowling Green, Ohio, went to check on her daughter and a friend after what should have been an ordinary sleepover, she expected to find two groggy teenagers sleeping in. Instead, she walked into a scene that would become one of the most terrifying experiences of her life. Something was wrong with …
Bacon sizzles in a pan on a Sunday morning. Ham sits between slices of bread in a lunchbox. Hot dogs rotate on rollers at a baseball game. For generations, these foods have occupied a comfortable, familiar place in kitchens and dining tables around the world. Few people think twice before reaching for a slice of …
Most people reach for an extra blanket when temperatures drop. Warmth feels intuitive, comforting, and necessary for a good night’s rest. Yet sleep researchers have spent years building a case against that instinct, and their findings might change how you think about your thermostat. Something happens when you lower your bedroom temperature. Your body responds …