Lifestyle

Flowers are nature’s way of tricking insects into helping plants have sex, and as a side effect, humans have something to make…

When the world ends, our cities will crumble and be reclaimed by nature. At least, that’s the popular image. But you don’t…

While an array of flavorful adjectives can be ascribed to this intoxicating beverage, few words can capture the true soul and spiritual…

Anyone familiar with privatized healthcare probably knows from experience that the Hippocratic Oath often gives way to hypocrisy in the form of…

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The human brain is amazing. In the words of neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran, it’s…

We have something of a love-hate relationship with fast food. Many of us happily stop at a drive-through when we need something…

You may think that the elderly are inferior in every way and do nothing but drag society down. Well, get ready to…

Everyone looks forward to heading out on vacation. Despite the hassles—crowds, delays, bad weather, bad food, that hotel that looks nothing like…

You may think the only surprise about contraception is finding out that your method didn’t work and you have a little one…

Modern medicine can do some pretty miraculous stuff. Yet many dangers that kill people every year don’t need sci-fi technology to solve…