A Wild New Study Sheds Light On Why Exercise Is So Good For Our BrainsIt’s no secret that regular exercise is great for the body and the brain.
“I’ve Been Eating Over 30 Plants a Week for a Year – Here’s How It’s Transformed My Gut Health”It’s become the go-to piece of gut health advice, but just how realistic is it to eat 30 plants a week every week?
New Male Contraceptives Could Be Infuriatingly Pain-Free and EasyWhy don’t women have options like that? Researchers have been hard at work on a number of male contraceptives, some of which could hit the market in the next couple of decades.
The Pill Makes Some Women Miserable. But Are They Really Quitting It en Masse?The woman in the video looks resolute, and a little sad, as she cuts up a pack of birth control pills. “These silly little pills have literally ruined me as a person,” reads the caption. The clip, which is on TikTok, has 1.1 million likes.
Seven Health Benefits of Gaining MuscleNot everybody has the same reaction to noticing a new muscle pop up on their body. Some love it: “Great, I’m getting jacked!” Some are discouraged: “Oh no, I’m getting bulky.” But everyone should know that building muscle has its benefits, beyond looks and in spite of looks.
Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92The Canadian short-story writer and Nobel prize winner Alice Munro, who examined everyday life through the lens of short fiction for more than 60 years, has died aged 92 at her care home in Ontario. She had suffered from dementia for more than a decade.
No, We Aren’t All Eating “Too Much” ProteinIf you’ll permit me a rant—I promise to make it fact-filled and interesting—I am sick of the articles that seem to pop up every few months claiming that we are all eating “too much” protein.
Build full-body strength at home with this 16-minute kettlebell workoutIf you’re short on time but still want to fit in a full-body training session, this 16-minute kettlebell workout is the perfect match.
Marijuana’s Health Effects Are About to Get a Whole Lot ClearerRescheduling weed will clear the way for scientists to study it more directly. Earlier this week, news leaked of the biggest change in federal drug policy in more than half a century.
Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security protections. With most phones, this used to happen after about only three years. But things are finally starting to change. The new number is seven.
How light can vaporize water without the need for heatIt’s the most fundamental of processes — the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes, the burning off of fog in the morning sun, and the drying of briny ponds that leaves solid salt behind.
The Psychology of Getting High—a LotFamous rapper Snoop Dogg is well known for his love of the herb: He once indicated that he inhales around five to 10 blunts per day—extreme even among chronic cannabis users.
Help! My Husband’s Family Is Purposefully Poisoning Him.Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. I think I wrecked my husbands’ relationship with his brother and his family, and don’t know what to do now. And his brother doesn’t know it. Or at least I don’t think so. Let me explain.
Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramidsStretching beneath the ground near the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt lie the remains of an ancient branch of the Nile River that might once have helped ancient Egyptians to build their monuments.
MIT researchers discover the universe’s oldest stars in our own galactic backyardMIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they happen to live in our own galactic neighborhood.