You’re probably quite fond of your sperm, that innocent-looking yet powerful reproductive seed that glistens softly against the night sky. Bad news, though: Turns out it can be a disease-ridden cesspool. Worryingly, we’re not even talking about the fact that there are carcinogens in your semen (by...
Most of us, at one time or another, have drunkenly inhaled a few thousand calories before passing out fully clothed with the lights on. Which, of all the times you could eat three days’ worth of calories, is generally accepted to be pretty much the worst. Extreme...
Baby boomers regret smoking cigarettes (for obvious reasons), but what will millennials look back on and wonder, “What were we thinking?” Some would argue headphones, since they’ve quickly become a leading contributor to hearing loss. In an interview with NBC News, an ear, nose and throat specialist...
The human body: An inspiring biological work of art? Or a meaty sack of germs and fluids? Either way, there’s still a lot we don’t know about what goes on in there — and scientists are constantly attempting to find out more. Here are the most interesting things they’ve...
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts”? This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Matt, Edmonton, Alberta Age:...
Few things are more human than our collective yearning for absolutes. Which is why everyone loves antibacterial cleaning products that claim to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria. And it’s actually even better than that. According to Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona whose research...
Even in the wonderfully oversaturated world of diets and weight-loss plans, the last 10 to 15 pounds might as well be called the “fuggedaboutit” phase. Because it can often feel like, no matter how hard you train and how little you eat, that little kangaroo pouch is...
I’m lying in a 104-degree red brick sauna littered with 1,000-year-old salt minerals at Wi Spa in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Every so often, a middle-aged Asian man next to me grabs a fistful of sodium-drenched stones and holds them close to his chest while...
The human body: An inspiring biological work of art? Or a meaty sack of germs and fluids? Either way, there’s still a lot we don’t know about what goes on in there — and scientists are constantly attempting to find out more. Here are the most interesting things they’ve...
From the outside, every set of testicles is unique, like a shriveled up snowflake. Some mens’ left teste hangs lower than their right (being unsymmetrical means they take up less space); right testicles are usually larger and hang higher (UrbanDictionary defines left testicle as “the testicle no...
As Fat Bastard from the Austin Powers series once grumbled, “Carbs are the enemy.” It’s a mantra many people trying to drop a few pounds have adopted, and with good reason: For years now, the conventional thinking, as espoused by a large proportion of the many researchers...
From an early age, fruits and vegetables are held aloft together on a pedestal: the ultimate in healthy eating, five daily portions of which will save your life. But all things being equal, are they really of equal worth? Do five portions of watermelon do you as...