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 we...
Sometimes you get so righteously pissed off that it actually helps you make a positive change: You can use your anger as a motivator to hit the gym after a breakup and sculpt the perfect revenge bod, for example, or find a better job to escape your...
How do you like your booze? Many, many, many drinks over the course of one sitting, a couple of times a week at the absolute most? Or just one or two drinks, every night of the week? Either way, you’re drinking roughly the same amount, only on...
In most scenarios, nipples aren’t something people tend to ignore. Sunbathing apparently isn’t one of those scenarios: 46 percent of people never apply sun protection to their nips, according to a recent survey. They should, though, since nipples are even more prone to sunburn than other areas...
A long time ago, on an elite sports team far, far away… I was a fitness freak. Then life (and a stressful job) happened. That’s when I chose to spend my mornings sleeping in instead of weighing in; to spend my weeknights binge-watching TV instead of binge-lifting...
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 we...
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 Elion, Marina Del Rey,...
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 published...
Prepare to have your world turned upside down: For the longest time, scientists believed our appendages wrinkled underwater because of osmosis, but this may not be the case after all. The old theory was that water washed away the layer of sebum that coats the skin, before...
Ah yes, the male morning conundrum: You desperately need to pee, but your morning wood makes it impossible. There’s legitimate science as to why. “It’s difficult to urinate with an erection because the chambers within the penis that engorge with blood during an erection — the corpora cavernosa and...
Remember the good old days — aka, your teens — when you could go to bed at midnight and sleep until three in the afternoon? Now, remember the last time you went to sleep at 4 a.m. and still woke up three frickin’ hours later? Needless to say, sleep in adulthood blows....
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 we...