Walk into a gym or wellness store and you might encounter compression boots, smart rings, creatine supplements and ice baths. Their use by elite athletes can function as an implicit…
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Roman-Era treasure? Coin, bracelet and spearhead discovered near Miejsce
A weekend search of farmland near the village of Miejsce in Poland has produced an extraordinary collection of archaeological finds, including a Roman silver coin, a bronze bracelet, a spearhead,…
US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad
Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in…
If you think someone has an eating disorder, should you say something? A dietitian explains how to express concern without body shaming
You notice someone close to you has lost a lot of weight. You also notice that they’re skipping meals and talking more pessimistically about food and their body. You feel…
How is deli meat made? The food science behind the turkey, ham and other cold cuts in your lunch
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How is deli meat made?…
New discoveries at Tel Abu Saify strengthen evidence for lost Pharaonic city of Msen
New archaeological discoveries at Tel Abu Saify in Qantara East have provided fresh evidence about the route of the ancient Horus Military Road and strengthened the hypothesis that the site…
Rare chamber grave reveals elite presence in 10th-century Suzdal
Archaeologists excavating the medieval Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal have discovered the first known 10th-century chamber grave in the Suzdal Opolye, complete with the remains of a man, a horse,…
Danube exposes remarkably preserved Second World War motorcycle and soldiers’ remains
Exceptionally low water levels on the River Danube in Budapest have exposed the remains of two German soldiers believed to have died during the Second World War, alongside military identification…
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it
“It’s all in your head.” By the time many people with functional neurological disorder arrive in our clinic, they have heard these five words more times than they can count.…
