For me, the best part of growing up in a large Irish Catholic family was the gatherings on St. Patrick’s Day. Corned beef, cabbage, and soda bread were reserved for every March 17, as were embellished ...

This video explains the surprising reasons we were advised to stop using our log burner. I share the inspection findings, potential safety concerns, and what signs homeowners should watch for. You’ll ...

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Another Bruce Springsteen tour on-sale; another bout of elation among those who procured tickets. Along with, of course, another round of debate over how easy it was or wasn’t to get those tickets… ...

During Lent, many Catholics abstain from eating red meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays. This practice is a spiritual act of sacrifice, penance, and self-control, not a dietary rule. Abstaining from ...

Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving biologists to wonder why we acquired this unique feature. According to a new analysis of head anatomy in apes, it probably didn’t evolve for a ...

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass them more easily than a traditional passcode. I review privacy tools like ...

The evolutionary purpose of kissing has long baffled scientists. Smooching is risky (teeth) and inherently gross (80 million bacteria are estimated to be transferred in a 10 second kiss). And yet, ...

Each day, after feeding his cat and tidying up his home, Johnny Miller has one more task left on his to-do list: confirm on his phone that he is indeed still alive. He does this through a Chinese app ...

NATURE BRIEFING 30 January 2026 Daily briefing: Why we enjoy things more when they’re hard to get A key brain chemical is the reason we enjoy rewards more when they are difficult to achieve. Plus, ...

GLP-1 medications can significantly change how people experience hunger and satiety. For many, the reduction in constant food-related thoughts feels like a relief—sometimes the first quiet moment in ...