Whether in the wild or in the lab, worms have an interesting story to tell.Sinhyu/iStock via Getty ImagesI traveled to a marine research station on a picturesque Swedish fjord many times over the four years I worked on my Ph.D. What brought me back again and again? Buried in the mud off the west coast of Sweden lives a small orangey brown worm,...
Soldiers used spent shells and casings to make trench art, like this brass bottle opener that was made during World War II.Michael Riordan, CC BY-SA“To live among the handmade,” philosopher and antiques dealer Leon Rosenstein once said, “is to live among the human.”
Well, there’s nothing more human than handmade...
Getting the portions right can be tricky. knape/E+ via Getty ImagesPeople often eat more than usual around the holidays – and this year more than most as the pandemic prompts many to stress eat.
A common way to avoid putting on extra weight is by choosing healthier options with fewer calories per serving. One problem with this strategy is...
Read more: Why we're so bad at counting the calories we eat, drink or burn
A statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City. AP Photo/Rebecca BlackwellEach year, as many as 10 million people travel to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, in what is believed to be the largest Catholic pilgrimage in the Americas. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the pilgrimage, which is...
Read more: Why the Virgin of Guadalupe is more than a religious icon to Catholics in Mexico
Juan Miranda receives a flu shot from Yadira Santiago Banuelos, family nurse practitioner, at the Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, Indiana. Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoeEvery year, tens of millions of Americans avoid the flu vaccine. During the 2019-2020 flu season, fewer than half of U.S. adults got the shot.
The Latino population is...
Many species of iguanas dig shelters for protection against predators, fires and extreme weather. Most also make underground nests.Anthony J. Martin, CC BY-SAA pregnant iguana dug into a vegetated sand dune about 115,000 years ago on a small island in a chain of islands that one day would be called the Bahamas. Once she buried herself and was...
Read more: We discovered a 115,000-year-old iguana nest fossil in the Bahamas
Studies show that young people aren't getting sufficient information – at home, school or online – about mental health and illness. Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty ImagesOne in five teens has a parent with a mental illness such as anxiety or depression. These teens are at greater risk of developing a mental illness themselves.
And...
As vice president, Joe Biden – seen here on left, in 2016 – had a working relationship with the Republican Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell. Is that possible now?Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Republicans and Democrats may have more common ground than it seems, a new survey finds.
Our survey – conducted in August and September...
Workers need a map to lead them through the crisis.
PeopleImages/E+ via Getty ImagesOver eight months ago, with haste and necessity, workers and organizations across the globe were thrown into “the great remote work experiment.”
What was arguably an adequate short-term solution is now showing signs of wear and tear: Remote workers are...
Read more: Workers are looking for direction from management – and any map is better than no map
Small but fierce: Grasshopper mice can eat prey that are toxic to other mice. Lauren Koenig, CC BY-NDIt’s hard to appreciate the value of pain when we feel it, but most living things would not survive without it. Pain is a signal that something is causing harm to your body and that you need to take action.
One way to learn about pain...