Mortality
Five Million People Die Every Year Now Due to Abnormal Temperatures, Study Reports
Heat-related deaths are on the rise and on track to outpace deaths from cold temperatures, finds a first-of-its-kind study.
Of COURSE Dog Owners Live Longer!!!
In six studies published between 1950 and 2019, dog ownership was associated with a 24 percent risk reduction for death.
People in Their Twenties Are Already Planning Their Funerals
According to a recent survey, millennials are more prepared than any other age group for our inevitable return to the earth.
This Photographer Captures the Fragile Lives of Former ‘Goddesses’ in Nepal
Maria Contreras Coll went behind the scenes of one of the most criticised religious traditions in the world, to tell a story of the enduring power of young girls in Nepal.
Millions of Americans Have a Parasite and Don't Realize It
Very few people have even heard of Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, or trichomoniasis.
Hundreds of People Have Died Taking Selfies, Study Says
A study on deaths resulting from selfies is recommending that we set up “selfie-free zones.”
An Out of Shape Slob’s Guide to Running
I’m no good at it, and I hate it. So I asked an expert how to be less miserable.
Going to Gigs Helps You Live Longer So I Calculated My Death Age
Another study has linked enjoying live music with adding nine years to your lifespan. I crunched the numbers.
Why These People Took Drug Combinations That Nearly Killed Them
We asked overdose survivors about the dangerous trend of mixing opioids with depressants or stimulants, a key part of America's larger crisis.
These Bats Don't Seem to Die of Old Age—Can They Help Extend the Human Lifespan?
Unlike in humans, the telomeres of long-lived bats do not appear to shrink with age.
These Five Charts Help Explain Why the South Is So Unhealthy
People in southern states die earlier from a variety of chronic conditions.
These Bats Don't Seem to Die of Old Age—Can They Help Extend the Human Lifespan?
Unlike in humans, the telomeres of long-lived bats do not appear to shrink with age.