Penile cancer may be the one thing in the world I’d never wish on my worst enemy. Not only is it cancer, it’s a cancer that can result in the partial or even total removal of your penis: That’s pretty much every man’s bleakest nightmare. On the...
When it comes to human tears, the scientific community mostly cries uncle. “We hardly know what happens when we cry,” says Ad Vingerhoets, a professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and the one of the world’s foremost experts on crying. The only thing they’re completely certain...
My dad and I, we look alike. In fact, we look a lot like, which is perfectly normal, considering he’s one half of my reason for existence. But for those kids who don’t necessarily look much like their fathers, it might explain why some of those relationships...
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write: Your pee is a golden elixir that opens a sparkling window into your overall health. Ugh. But it’s true: Here are all the things your pee can tell you, according to urology nurse practitioner Anne Calvaresi: You’re...
On the lengthy list of things that you might worry about spreading to your good friends (e.g., the common cold, stomach flu and super gonorrhea), a few extra pounds and your work-related stress don’t usually don’t make the cut. But as it turns out, science is constantly...
Low-carb diets (like Keto) promise big weight loss by, essentially, mimicking starvation. They also promise to ruin pizza for everyone: Because the crust is stuffed full with carbohydrates, low-carb devotees have invented depressing non-crust alternatives that allow them to indulge in makeshift pizza without breaking their diet....
First of all, it’s important to know that, contrary to popular belief, your so-called love muscle doesn’t contain any muscles (and definitely no bones) — that’s why you don’t have much physical control over its movement. The penis is really more like a sponge, which fills up with blood...
Are you the type of guy who pictures himself playing catch with his kid in the backyard? Or maybe you see yourself singing lullabies to your niño as you cradle them in your arms. Either way, you imagine a future that includes fatherhood, and the supposed euphoria...
One moment, you’re shooting through the waves of the Pacific Ocean with your new mermaid tail, high-fiving dolphin flippers left and right. The next, you’re jolted from your lovely (and strangely erotic) dream by a shooting pain down your spine that feels like you’re being impaled by...
How we exercise — and who we choose to do it with — is a matter of personal preference. One gym addict might prefer sweating it out alone, shutting out the world and everyone in it while pounding the treadmill full-tilt to AC/DC’s “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You).”...
“Everything causes cancer, and we’re all going to die.” This is the message we see on everything, all the time — from household cleaners to cigarettes to flame-retardant furniture (since they contain chemicals that may promote cancer). But as science continues to discover more and more links between cancer...
Here’s something that never happens: You’re at the gym, lifting some weights, doing some push-ups and examining yourself in the mirror. You pause mid-clench as some pulsating gym bro yells, “Yo, will someone turn up the Bach?” Of course it doesn’t happen: Every bro knows that when...