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Has the news cycle got you stressed? Here are some crucial tips for how to balance your mental health while still staying top of current events.
Asked to evaluate his son's abilities as an intellectual, the elder Edison said that he was, “absolutely illiterate, scientifically and otherwise.”
George Washington died after his physician treated his sore throat with bloodletting, but don't let that stop you from learning more about the human circulatory system.
Rising temperatures mean more opportunities for rats to forage—and breed.
You might think it’s gross, but some sleep experts swear that the key to a better night’s rest is sleeping with your socks on.
Without our immune system, we wouldn't last very long: this complex network of organs and cells fights off pathogens and helps maintain our health.
The super-contagious gastrointestinal virus is causing outbreaks across the U.S. Here's how to protect yourself (and everyone around you) from norovirus.
Tractive‘s GPS tracker offers real-time tracking, health monitoring, and safety features for dog owners.
Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly efficient machine—and they do a lot more than you might think.
Where you live may affect how well you can maintain your goals.
When is it time to bid farewell to your trusty water bottle? Here's what to look for, plus why it’s such a big problem in the first place.
The practice of drilling or scraping a hole into the skull’s cranial vault has been performed for thousands of years.
Get tips for what to pack in a go-bag, including the essentials you should definitely have stashed away before a natural disaster strikes.
From Honolulu‘s crystal clear water to New York‘s busy streets, these places are the ultimate playgrounds for fitness lovers.
The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere that it may have lowered citizens’ IQs.
Are you sick of social media? You can get paid to walk away from it for 30 days.
Public health officials are concerned that we could move back into a situation like that of the early 20th century, before antibiotics were discovered.
You can thank your butt for a number of physical actions you take every day: moving your hip and thigh during walking or running, rising from a sitting position, climbing, and even just standing upright.