Imagine you’re a dictionary editor. For eight hours a day, five days a week, every week until the heat death of the universe or the day human beings stop speaking English (whichever comes first), it’s your job to ensure that your trusted reference book keeps pace with the relentlessly evolving definitions of our ceaselessly expanding …

A Caribbean honeymoon nearly turned into a medical nightmare when a newlywed bride was almost mauled by a shark. Sarah Illig said that she’s lucky to still have her arm after she went swimming with the predators as part of a resort attraction at her hotel. “I felt a whoosh of water, something clamped down …

As the mornings get colder, it can often seem impossible to get out of bed. And instead of wanting to head to work, many are left scratching their heads as to contemplating whether it’s ever worth moving. But here, in a piece for The Conversation, two sleep researchers have revealed how to make it easier …

Go ahead lie about your age. It may be the very thing that helps you live a longer life. If those fibbers truly believe that they are younger than what it says on their birth certificate, a new study shows they are among a group of people who have a lower death rate. The new …

Authors of the study say that the research is a major advance in understanding the origins of sexual orientation in men. According to a new study being the younger of two siblings could very possibly mean that the younger son would turn out gay. The research says that having a son triggers a physical reaction …