Every FEW years, some novel (or supposedly timeworn) Nordic concept comes along to seize the imaginations of Europe’s forward-thinking and trendy. Some are practical: think Alfred Nobel’s dynamite, ...

Better health for your whole body can be broken down into just seven factors, according to a new study. Life’s Simple 7 is the American Heart Association’s guidelines for achieving and maintaining ...

It’s impossible to predict when you’re going to die. But if you’re aiming for a long and healthy life, it pays to worry less about your genes—which you can’t change anyway—and more about your ...

Some of the environmental factors are modifiable, the researchers said. Nature versus nurture: Scientists are gathering more evidence on which has more of an impact on human well-being amid the aging ...

Two of the most intriguing questions in science are: How did life on Earth begin? and Is there life elsewhere in the universe? Given the enormous interest in these questions, you might expect that the ...

The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. Until recently, many discounted the idea that life could have existed ...

In a new book, physicist Sara Walker argues that assembly theory can explain what life is, and even help scientists create new forms of it. Sara Walker, a physicist at Arizona State University, says ...

Share on Pinterest Leading a healthier lifestyle can help offset the genetic risk of heart disease, Lifestyle interventions can mitigate high genetic risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study has ...

Have you noticed that as your income increases you find that your bank account doesn’t seem to grow as you expected? Or maybe you’ve landed a higher-paying client, but somehow your expenses have kept ...

In our fast-paced, modern world, finding balance and harmony can feel like an elusive goal. Yet, just as the heart maintains its rhythm to keep us alive, we, too, can cultivate a set of life rhythms ...

Lately, the biggest news in Alzheimer’s has been around a new drug treatment that can slow cognitive decline by nearly 30% among people in the early stages of the disease. In coming months, the U.S.