As part of a larger response to the crisis of minors getting their hands on vapes, e-cigarette industry leader Juul Labs, which claims more than 70 percent of the e-cigarette market in the U.S., is announcing some changes to the promotion and…

Each year, the fall and winter months usher in welcome changes to people’s routines: the arrival of pumpkin-flavored everything, steaming mugs of hot drinks, and holiday parties galore. But as the days get darker and colder, they can also encourage…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, your sporadic reminder that, yes, it’s probably a good idea to exercise. The report is like a government guide…

If you’ve already plowed through every episode of Serial and are hungry for more, OG music streaming platform Pandora has promising news for you. The radio streaming service wants to help you find The One, if The One was not a human being, but…

Schadenfreude, a word borrowed from German (translation: harm joy), is the deliciously evil feeling of deriving happiness, however small and petty, from someone else’s misfortune. If you’ve ever laughed at a friend after something embarrassing…

For years, celebrities, and probably at least one person in your friend group, have been touting the health benefits of pilates. It’s a popular workout that’s challenging, while simultaneously feeling more approachable than other exercise routines…

Coffee is a nonnegotiable part of the day for many people. The smell alone can issue an almost Pavlovian response in humans, helping them feel more alert and energetic simply by being in the presence of its scent. And regular coffee drinkers make up…

Few things in this life rally people together more than complaining about daylight saving time. There are Reddit threads and Facebook groups and entire websites dedicated to the cause, and as The New York Times reports, Benjamin Franklin is commonly…

In the pursuit of peace of mind, an unlikely hero has emerged: Tetris, the delightfully '80s tile-matching puzzle game that new research suggests may help ease people through periods of anxiety. In case you (somehow) missed it, the game asks players…

To the chagrin of needle-phobes everywhere, the time to get your flu shot is now. Last winter, an estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications, marking the disease's highest death toll in at least 40 years, according to the AP. One…

There are two types of people in this world: People who detest spiders, and people who pretend to tolerate those eight-legged arthropods. The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 9 percent of Americans have a specific phobia, and despite…

In an op-ed for Women's Health published on Oct. 29, actor Tia Mowry wrote about her personal struggle with endometriosis. In the essay, Mowry described her difficulties not only in dealing with the chronic condition, but in getting the correct…

In just 44 years, the size of wildlife populations has declined by a staggering 60 percent on average, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and that change is likely due to human activity. The 75-page report is a deep dive…

In case you missed it, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is pregnant. While it’s not even been a full two weeks since the official announcement that a royal baby is on the way, it feels like a lifetime. And the royal couple hasn’t exactly been…

Hurricane Walaka, one of the most intense Pacific hurricanes ever recorded, has wiped an island in Hawaii off the map, according to The Guardian. Scientists discovered via satellite imagery that East Island, a small, remote piece of land nested on…

From its delicate purple hue to its earthy floral scent, everything about lavender seems tailored towards encouraging thoughts of serenity. And as it turns out, science agrees. In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral…

Around eight million metric tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans each year, according to CNN. Eroded by the water, some of the plastic breaks down into pieces so tiny that they are referred to as microplastics, smaller than 5 millimeters wide,…

After months of BBQ Beckys and Cornerstore Carolines — viral incidents where white people called the police on black people going about their lives — comedic legend Niecy Nash now stars in a satirical infomercial titled “New! A Hotline for Racists.”…

Scroll through your Facebook feed, and you’re likely to encounter a barrage of minutes-long recipe videos, memes, and the occasional status update from your grandma. But what if there was a way to reach out to Facebook’s 2.2 billion active monthly…

In Dolly Parton’s legendary working woman anthem “9 to 5,” she croons about how she swears that, sometimes, her boss is out to get her. It turns out that there may be more truth to the majorly catchy song than previously thought: New research…