Study: Astronauts’ Hearts Stabilize After Six Months in Space, Thanks to Exercise
Astronauts' hearts weathered space's weightlessness, per a Circulation study: exercise kept them sound throughout a half-year beyond Earth.
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Category: Life
Health, money, habits and the ordinary business of getting through a week.
103 Perfect Moments Where Two Things Aligned Exactly Right
A list of 103 delightful coincidences, from mantises climbing paintings to trees preserving signs below them.
Chile clears rabies from dogs, and the WHO says it’s the first South American nation to do so
Chile becomes the first South American nation to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, per WHO validation after half a century of public health effort.
Dr Squatch Teams With Megan Fox on 5,000-Unit Soap and Deodorant Collection
Dr Squatch partners with Megan Fox on a limited-edition soap and deodorant called Feral Fox, only 5,000 exist.
Reddit’s ‘Confidently Wrong’ List Proves People Believe the Darndest Things
A list of 34 confidently held false beliefs, from chimpanzee hybrids to demonic sporks, that people believed for far too long.
Scientists Find Unseen Receptor Partners That May Explain Why Brain Disorder Drugs Failed
Two Weill Cornell studies reveal metabotropic glutamate receptors' complex interactions, shedding light on past brain disorder drug failures.
Man Says His Date Ordered Every Topping at Melbourne Frozen Yogurt Chain — Bill Was $330
A man's date at a frozen yogurt chain ran to $330, and he has not spoken to her since. A tale of appetite, money, and a bill too large.
DoorDash Customer Says His Food Was Stolen by Two Dashers in One Hour — App Denied His Refund and Gave Him $6 Back on a $30 Order
A customer's order was taken by one Dasher, then canceled by another — DoorDash denied his refund and gave him only $6.
Walking Pace Linked to Longer Life, Not Just Daily Steps
New study finds walking pace, not just steps walked, matters for living longer — even if you fall short of daily step goals.
Writing Across Cultures Became Easier After My Kids Learned Three Languages
A writer raises her son bilingual, then draws on Mandarin's poetry and English's abundance to craft a novel of four voices.
How One Woman Filled Her Small Town’s Bookstore Gap by Opening a Used-Book Shop
A novelist hears a friend's call to open a bookstore in her small town, and finds the answer was always in the novel she wrote.
Friend’s Musty Smell Starts Clearing Rooms, Woman Dreads Being The One Who Finally Tells Her
A woman whose friend grew too smelly to bear finally told her the truth, and the odor vanished after honest words, not silence.