One day in mid-2016, Robin Woods drove seven hours from his home in Maryland to visit a man named Mark Stevens in Amherst, Massachusetts. The two had corresponded for years, and they’d spoken on the phone dozens of times. But they had never met in person. Woods, who is bald and broad shouldered, parked his …

Let Alice, the housekeeper from that famous ’70s sitcom, The Brady Bunch, be your guide: We’ve already found out that everyday tasks like washing dishes, mowing the lawn, and making the bed carry some fairly surprising health benefits—seriously, take a look at these findings. Now it seems that crossing items off your to-do list can …

You’ll always find the most number of ear infections hanging around the kiddie pool (five out of six kids have at least one by their third birthday—tiny ears aren’t great at draining fluid), but adults are fair game for ear infections, too. When ear pain hits a fully-formed human, docs usually look for one of …

When you’re traveling to another country, the first thing you probably do is book your flight. In just a handful of countries, though, you won’t be able to fly directly. As a 109-acre area nestled in the middle of Rome, Vatican City doesn’t have its own airport, but visitors can easily get there via Italy’s …

Your average morning can be an obstacle course—a gauntlet whose endgame is usually just getting to work on time. By the time you’re showered, fed, and out the door wearing pants, the last thing you want to deal with is a foggy car window. A condensation-caked windshield isn’t just annoying, it’s just plain dangerous. It …