Now this is just sad: According to a recent survey, nearly half of Americans have no summer vacation plans, with a quarter of respondents citing affordability as the biggest factor for not planning a getaway. On the flip side, respondents who do plan to go on vacation...
Turn off the tap, put the toothbrush down and slowly back away from the sink. Look to your right. Is the toilet seat down? Good, now get out, and never come back. You may not realize it, but sharing a bathroom could be killing your relationship. Admittedly,...
Preparing for your own death is sort of like — well, it’s actually unlike anything else, because it means you have to come face-to-face with your own mortality (and admit that this is one fight you’re guaranteed to lose). It also means preparing for a world without you in...
Summer is officially here, with its usual comely disposition and clammy conundrums. Do hot drinks cool you down? Why do we love beaches so much? And what actually is that mosquito’s problem? These are just a few of the questions to which Gloucester University science kingpin, Professor...
The road trip seems like the simplest vacation ever: All you need is a road and a set of wheels, right? While those two things are certainly important, when it comes to driving long distances, there’s probably still a bit you can learn from the people who...
A lot of people believe this old wives’ remedy, so first, it’s important to know where this pee-theory began. According to Science News, the legend of pee sterility began in the 1950s, when epidemiologist Edward Kass was trying to figure out a way to screen patients with...
Sure, you’d like to have a six-pack. Who wouldn’t? But let’s be honest for a moment — it’s not gonna happen any time soon. To make those tummy muscles visible, you have to have, at most, seven percent body fat, and doing that is somewhat tricky when your idea...
When you have a cold, you know the drill: Your nose runs, your head hurts, maybe some nausea. But what if something more than a simple cold virus got into your system — say, the demon Naberius, triple-dog-headed Marquess of Hell, commander of 19 legions and master of rhetoric:...
In late April, Macmillan Cancer Support (one of the largest charities in Britain) revealed that men are less than half as likely to call their support lines as women, suggesting that guys are significantly less willing to ask for help, even when diagnosed with cancer. The charity...
I’m an anxious person, and as a result, I feel the need to be doing something every second of the day. Unexpected stretches of spare time (like when a so-called friend, ahem, is running an entire hour late) are, therefore, my worst nightmare: I impatiently pace the...
Emotional intelligence—the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others—was quickly (and somewhat blindly) accepted as a fundamental human trait after being introduced to the masses in 1995. These days, being able to live in harmony with your feelings is one of...
In a 2014 episode of Modern Family, Mitchell’s friend Brett gets calf implants and confides in Mitchell that he plans to debut them at the beach on Memorial Day. Brett explains he’s always wanted to be “one of those guys who could run around in tights,” but...